WHAT GOES ON HERE (read first)

[Annie Garris]

This private social network is exclusively for the friends & family of Annie & Sia Garris.

This small network was custom designed to allow the friends & family of Annie & Sia to communicate and share with each other in the most inclusive & safest way possible. The purpose of this closed network is to facilitate relationships between ALL the members so that they can build close friendships among each other. This is why each member has their bio with their interests, optional photo, as well as their relation to Annie & Sia. (see my bio to the right? Theirs goes next to everything they post.)

FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE SECTION so not to interfere with Annie & Sia's friends, and some of their friends also have their own private sections. Annie & Sia can individually control which sections and features each member can access and use.

Aside from unorganized conversation, members can post their own works and stories, crafts/art projects, polls & questions, activities with photos, as well as answering, commenting and replying to others. This organized conversation is handled through forums (different categories of conversation). Members can mark categories that particularly interest them so they can notified by email when new posts or replies are made in that category.

Regarding unorganized conversation, group chats are for all friends online, not just for invitees, so no one can get left out, and archives of all group chats are stored for later review by other friends that weren't online during the conversation. Members can edit(or erase) their past conversations & posts in the event they say something they later wish to change. For members wishing to, private direct messages are also supported, but not in a live chat method.

So to recap, members here(just us friends) can private message one another, group chat, have group discussions, share stories, works(including photos) and ideas, and make and participate in polls/surveys. There are multiple forums where a variety of topics can be posted and discussed. There are even forums with Christian music, inspirational videos, and even the entire New Testament Bible in 33 different 30 minute audio tracks for discussion and study.

Parents can also register for their own account so they can be part of everything and know what the site is like. If you're a parent and are unsure if this is suitable for your kids, register for yourself first. Parent's usernames should be something like: "Jane Smith (parent of Suzy)", and list how you know Annie & Sia, so we know who you are and that it's safe to approve you.

Certain forums or categories will only show for members with permissions to view them. For example "family members" will have access to categories that "friends of Annie & Sia" may not, such as family vacations, family videos, etc. And Annie & Sia's friends may have some categories just for them that adult family members won't have access to. After you register and login, you can click the "member" icon at the bottom of the screen to see all registered members. Next to the name of each member will be "Friend" for a friend of Annie & Sia, or "Family Member", etc. Clicking on each name will also show how they know Annie & Sia(their relation) and much more. Also, notice my photo and bio to right of this post? Notice the word "Producer"? For everyone else that will say "Friend", "Family Member", "Adult Friend of Family", etc. As you read on and begin to use this site, you will find that much careful thought and planning has gone into its design to help facilitate deep meaningful relationships between all its members.

Just like the friends of Annamaria Garris and Sia Garris have their own private sections, If you are a family member, as briefly mentioned above, there are 6 private special family areas of this site that have forums for private conversation, as well as hundreds of videos and photo slideshows from the 1950’s to present day. Videos and photos are of all Vacations, Baptisms, Holiday Parties, Birthdays and more. Close family members in the video and photo sections include Ken Garris Jr., Olessia Garris, Annie Garris, Sia Garris, Ken Garris Sr., Charlotte Garris, Thelma Clark, Marybeth Garris, Eric Allen, Josh Garris, Abby Garris, Gabby Garris / Gabby Turchin, Bob Gnieski, Dawn Clark / Dawn Gnieski, Jacob Gnieski, Jordan Gnieski, Alexy Shlopak, Tatiana Shlopak, Anton Shlopack, Alia Shlopak, Albert Little and many others. This does not include the cousins, relatives and friends of Annie & Sia who also appear in these sections.

While you do not need to be a Christian to use this site, this is a Christian site. This means that we all will treat one another with the utmost respect and kindness, just as if all members were part of the Body of Christ. One of the goals of this site is to make everyone here friends with everyone else on the site (at least with those near their same age). This site is for making lasting friendships.

Next Step? I recommend you click the back button and read "What & How To Do Things On This Site".
If you just want to register, and don't want to read the site instructions, just click the register button below. Otherwise, click the back button and read "What & How To Do Things On This Site".