Keeping the kids off socials-

This post could get kind of controversial; I'd like to preface it with: whatever YOU choose to do is not wrong. You must trust that what you do is right for your own family. I wish I didn't let my anxiety prevent me from sharing my family entirely; however, anxiety sometimes exists for necessary reasons.

Social media for me looks different than for most parents, as it's never seen my son's face; my logic is if you make an effort to see my child, then you will. Otherwise, why do you even care? It's weird. For the people who love us from a distance, they can see what we're up to on our Family Album app (I will be sharing 4 other recourses on my instagram).  You or anyone with permission is able to post photos on the app as well as like and comment. Additionally, gives me the ability to see who's checking in on us and- who isn't.

I am sure you're thinking, "I could never!" Actually, you can, and there are plenty of weird people who would love it if you continued posting pictures of your kids. I said what I said. Posting children on the internet is such a strange concept to me, I have to understand that not everyone thinks the way I do. I am overprotective, I care too much about who sees what of my child and WHO can see my child. I mean, I don't judge anyone for posting pictures of their kids; I would love to live in a world where I don't fear the things I do..

I do post him on occasion, never with his face visible. Usually from a distance, several days after I take it, and I go out of my way to blur any reflections. So when I do post a picture of him, it's intentional, extensively thought out, and looked over more times than I even want to admit. Sure, you could ask me why even bother at that point, but some things I want to enjoy forever on my platform. To be completely honest, it's empowering to be able to share pieces of my life but still have reservations about protecting the human I love most... After all, who am I to start the digital footprint for someone who can't even form a sentence?

We have no idea where the internet will be in 5, 10, 15 years... However, we do know it's forever and it's not going anywhere anytime soon. To see videos online where people post clips of their child with a caption "things my child ate and survived," and the next clip is a photo of a Plan B box. Meaning they took Plan B and still had a child. Which is fine, accidents happen, but the internet is forever, and kids in school are so unbelievably mean. My heart broke for that sweet child because one day her mom's innocent joking reel could cause her trouble. Don't even get me started about cracking eggs on toddlers' foreheads... ugh.

With the understanding that we all deserve a laugh sometimes and kids are hilarious, I get it. Though it's difficult for me to comprehend that likes and views are more important than protecting this innocent child you created and promised to love and protect forever. Then, here we are putting them within reach of people who don't share the same intentions... I just want you to consider this: What do you gain from posting your child for ANYONE on the internet to see?

-If you listen to anything I say this week, don't share your child's school/class information for everyone to see.

Thanks for being here,

Jordan