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  • poll: Pics and names online?
    Only on my locked down blog or facebook : (24 votes)
    60 %
    Public : (6 votes)
    15 %
    On my open blog or facebook : (7 votes)
    18 %
    Never (please explain reasoning for this) : (3 votes)
    8 %
  1. MegWag

    persimmon / 1135 posts

    I'm pretty open. I post a ton of pics on FB because my family is all in the US and it's the best way to keep people up to date. I post on my blog where I'm also pretty open. I don't post nudie pics (I've done some bath pics, but with a wash cloth over bits) and I try not to say stuff that would mortify my son when he's older.
    The way I see it, there's plenty of stuff to find on the internet and, right now, sharing my life necessarily entails sharing my son. I may change how I do things as he gets older, but I'm not a paranoid person in general and don't see how posting pics or stories about him impacts his safety.

  2. anonysquire

    cantaloupe / 6923 posts

    @MegWag: Agree Everyone loves pics and stories! I just really want to see pics of my cousins baby I actually love seeing my friends post pics of their babies on facebook. And luckily none of my friends post naked pics or anything weird.

  3. CupQuakeWalk

    coconut / 8475 posts

    I feel so split on this. As of now: no I won't be posting pics anywhere. I will text pics to some WB and HB friends but not online for everyone to do whatever with.
    I don't have a FB ever since I graduated because I don't want any future employers to find me-ever:)
    My husband does have a FB but he is so private and limited so I doubt anyone on his list won't already know who our son is and what he looks like.

  4. BSB

    hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts

    I actually plan on having a facebook group of people who want to get baby updates. I have some younger friends who probably do not want to see all of my pregnancy status updates.

  5. anonysquire

    cantaloupe / 6923 posts

    @bluestriped bee: Like a private group for only updates of your LO, or everyone updates eachother?

  6. ladyfingers

    pomelo / 5331 posts

    I think the reason people don't want to share names is, particularly when the children are older, it gives unsavory characters the kid's name so they can establish trust. Some people are just more cautious than others, I suppose.

  7. BSB

    hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts

    @anonysquire: Yeah, it will be private... only updates of my LO. I guess I don't want to show my 320 FB friends my daily statuses of how I'm feeling throughout my pregnancy. So only people who want to hear my progress will know.

    It's not anything my current FB mommy friends did that makes me want to do this. I love baby updates from my friends. I have some younger immature FB friends with passive agressive updates about how they find baby (or wedding) updates annoying. They are still my friend, so I still want them as friends. I'm just being a little considerate of them.

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