Contrary to Popular Belief…

It’s really not that interesting to see 80 photo albums of your children splattered all over the net. Plus, is that really being a responsible parent plastering your kids’ identity all over the net? Hmm….just a thought.

“Here he is at 3 months!”
“Oh…here he is at 4 months!”
“Here’s little booger face at 6 months!”
“68 more pictures of him at 8 months!”

Ugh…enough already!

A responsible parent would know and understand the risks of putting photos of children online for all to see. I can understand a couple here and there as infants and/or toddlers, but especially as they grow up, there’s no need to put your children on the internet for all to see. It’s a fact of life these days, more people than ever are stalking and kidnapping young children. You see it on the news all the time, and it happens several times a day, every day. You just can’t trust people, strangers I might add, with pictures you plaster on the internet. I’m sorry, but there’s no way to justify it in my eyes. I’m not a parent yet, but I do know that a parents’ biggest job is to ensure the safety of his or her children. When your child is abducted, you might look back and think, “hmm, I probably shouldn’t have done that…” Oops, well, too late…little Billy’s gone and never to be seen again! “That’s ok, I can always make another one!”

And the whole “it’s called being a proud parent” statement…like hell. A proud moment is a child’s first steps, first baseball game, first dancing lesson, first words, first day of school…need I go on? Little Billy sitting on the floor staring at the camera wondering why you’re flashing a picture of him every two seconds is not a proud moment. What’s there to be proud of? “I make less than poverty level income, I’m in debt up to my eyeballs and I have no way to drive my own child anywhere without relying on someone else.” Oh yes, there’s a lot to be proud of right there! The proudest parents are the ones who plan the pregnancy, map out a good career, map out some life goals and actually get them done. These are the parents that can be certain they are providing the absolute best for their children and are confident that they made the right decision to have a baby at the time they did, and that the family will actually stick together…both parents and all…until that child is grown up and on its own.

You don’t have to make $100,000 a year to have a child…but $15-$20,000 just won’t cut it this day in age. And you don’t have to stop taking pictures of your children…snap away! But, think twice before posting them in a place where anyone – and I mean anyone (yes, even if you have your profile set to private – that means nothing!) can get to them and ruin your life.

Like they say – common sense isn’t very common.

And please, if you feel the need to argue this post, back it up with FACTS. Point out what you think is FACTUALLY WRONG with my post, look up the RIGHT ANSWER and then argue your point…don’t sit there and say “you aren’t a parent so shut up!” No, sorry…that won’t work for an argument. If you don’t post a factually driven argument, your comment won’t be posted…simple as that.