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friends, we realized how frequently
graduate Mark Zuckerberg started this happened — that many people
"the Facebook," he never imagined we knew had similar issues and that
that 10 years later there would be more nearly all had healthy children after
than 1 billion users on the social net-
all. We hope that sharing our experi-
working site. He also never imagined
ence will give more people the same
it would be painfully difficult for him
hope we felt and will help more people
and his wife to see the happy photos
feel comfortable sharing their stories
uploaded to the site of their peers
as well:'
smiling with their newborn babies.
It's entirely possible that Zuckerberg
On July 31, Zuckerberg
and Chan were suffering
made a public post to
from what has been labeled
Facebook announcing that
as "Facebook depression:' In
he and his wife, Priscilla
their dark days of suffering
Chan, were expecting
through the emotional pain
a child. While nothing
of their miscarriages, we can
would be unusual about
only assume that using the
such an announcement on
social network that he cre-
Facebook — they occur
ated became something of a
every day — the Facebook
torturous activity. Scanning
founder and CEO elabo-
through dozens of joyous
rated on the challenges the
memory-filled photos on
Rabbi J ason
couple endured in sustain-
Facebook of friends' children
Mill er
ing a healthy pregnancy.
likely had negative effects on
"Priscilla and I have
their well-being.
some exciting news: We're expecting a
Each status announcement that rose
baby girl!" Zuckerberg continued, "We
to the top of their Facebook Newsfeed
want to share one experience to start.
broadcasting another pregnancy or
We've been trying to have a child for a
birth or milestone reminded this
couple of years and have had three mis- famous couple of their inability to
carriages along the way ...
sustain a pregnancy and produce a
"It's a lonely experience. Most people viable offspring — one they undoubt-
don't discuss miscarriages because
edly looked forward to showing off on
you worry your problems will distance Facebook.
you or reflect upon you — as if you're
Facebook has revolutionized human
defective or did something to cause
interaction in the 21st century, but
this. So you struggle on your own ...
there have been harmful side effects,
"When we started talking to our
too. A 2011 study by the American