So today I had a rather unpleasant experience.
I shared a photo of Caleb where he was a year old that came up pn my memories on Facebook. He is sitting naked on a step, but all the private parts are closed, so all you see is his little fat thighs, his tummy and face. . It is one of my favourite photos of him.
This afternoon I get a message in my inbox, asking me whether I am not aware of the dangers posting photos like these and that I am putting my child in danger. If I posted a photo of him stark naked, by all means attack me.
First of all, I would NEVER do anything to put my child at risk of anything.
Second of all, my Facebook profile is on the strictest setting. I know people hack accounts and that anybody can get into it.
Now, I know this incident is minor, but what ticked me off is the fact that somebody who knows that I am a teacher and a mother, who is well aware of the dangers, could insinuate that I am putting my boy, whom I will protect with my life, in danger. I wont ever a post a photo if I don't think it is appropriate. I am sure if he had pants on it wouldn't of been a problem. Fact is, everything that would of been covered by the pants you can't see anyway.
I thanked the lady for her concern, because I do understand where she is coming from and deleted the photo. It was a good reminder, though.
So, people please take "safe photos" of your kiddies as there are a lot of sick people in our wonderful world.
I am also guilty of always wanting to share my amazing grandchildren with everybody. But I suppose we need to remember that we are already busy creating their digital personas for them and they don't have a say in what photos we post of them. I can just picture them giving us a hard time when they are teens!!!! I now try to make sure that if I post anything about my babies that I only post it to friends without acquaintances. And I make sure that I put my not so close friends on the acquaintance list.
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