Annie, I understand. I ration my emotional energy very carefully. I have none to squander on getting upset by unkind people on the fringes of my life.

I use FaceBook, but under a pseudonym. I have a separate account under my real name, but I never post anything there, and I rarely check it. The point of this subterfuge is to allow old friends to find me by searching for my real name--but then I get to decide whether to invite them to my real account (under the fake name) or just let them stay in my fake account (under my real name).

Abby