Voice/Video connections. Start with all the free or low-cost VOIP solutions to do voice and video calls. Skype is great for a lot of interpersonal stuff, and can do conference video easy.
Email - that's what I primarily use with my family, including both parents as long as they lived. None of my family has ever been on FB.
Text/Mobile. Works great, its more direct, and if the conversation gets thicker, you can just ring & use voice.
Post -- send physical letters and objects! all kinds of fun, even tho it isn't instant...
If you really need a central place to post images, just get a website of your own, there's dozens of hosting providers, or use some other photo sharing service.
Seriously, there is zero reason to actually use FB. It is toxic, just dump it.
Voice/Video connections. Start with all the free or low-cost VOIP solutions to do voice and video calls. Skype is great for a lot of interpersonal stuff, and can do conference video easy.
Email - that's what I primarily use with my family, including both parents as long as they lived. None of my family has ever been on FB.
Text/Mobile. Works great, its more direct, and if the conversation gets thicker, you can just ring & use voice.
Post -- send physical letters and objects! all kinds of fun, even tho it isn't instant...
If you really need a central place to post images, just get a website of your own, there's dozens of hosting providers, or use some other photo sharing service.
Seriously, there is zero reason to actually use FB. It is toxic, just dump it.