Pictures of Your Kids
Posted on 05.23.07 in Blogging and there are 12 comments.
I’ve always been “super-over-protective-bordering-on-paranoid” about posting my kids pics on this blog, but many blogs with gobs more readers than I have post pics of their kids…
What do you do? Why?
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Hmmmmmm....I think I am the far opposite of “super-over-protective-bordering-on-paranoid” So to even think of not posting my kids pictures doesnt even cross my brain.
Im not sure why you choose not to, but Im sure your fears are legitimate.
Posting my childrens pictures on the web sure does open up to alot of people viewing them. But I dont feel like I am putting my children in harms way.
I am enjoying the benefits of family and friends all over the world being able to keep up with our family.
Im looking forward to reading everyones response to your question, maybe I should be more discerning?
May 23, 07 at 05:45 pm
So you obviously know I do. Videos, pictures, lalala. I have this conversation weekly with at least one overprotective parent. And I have come to realize that there is really no such thing as “over protective”. We each have a history and mindset as to what we feel is appropriate for our kids exposure. Just because you don’t and I do does not make one right or wrong.
Great Post.
Los
May 23, 07 at 08:35 pm
Not a whole lot...I should probably do more. I don’t use my last name online, or post my address or phone number, but that’s about it. My myspace and facebook are private though.
May 23, 07 at 09:51 pm
I just don’t have kids. That fixes that problem…
May 24, 07 at 01:41 am
I figure there’s really not much danger of anything bad happening. Unfortunately there are enough exploited children photos on the net that what would a bad guy want with messing with mine?
Plus, I protect our identity to prevent against people finding us in real life.
Plus I never publish info that could lead to identity theft (i.e. birthdays, full names)
I figure someone could just as easily take a picture of me or my children on the street or at the mall and I couldn’t stop them. So it’s not as if photos of children are hard to come by.
But I wouldn’t post pictures of them in the tub.
May 24, 07 at 07:13 am
I’m mostly with Michelle on this. I protect against identity theft and I am discrete about the pictures I post. I’m not a shadowy figure on the internet, but I’m also not going to commonly go by my real name (for those of you confused, euphrony is a pseudonym).
On the other hand, though, I know (because I’ve tried) that with a little effort someone could find my full name and, from there, address and phone number. But then, when it comes down to it, that’s true for just about anyone - we all leave trails that sometimes intersect and reveal more than we intended.
I’m curious, though, Kat. You protect the girls, but the Smallest person you post his picture without the blue dot on his face. Do you feel that there is less risk with him, or will he be masked as he gets older?
May 24, 07 at 07:20 am
Euphrony,
Well, I suppose, although mine is significantly cuter than most newborns, in general, newborns all kind of look alike. As he gets older, unless I change my stance on this, he’ll go undercover.
Thanks for clarifying that Euphrony is a pseudonym. I was wondering about your parents… 
May 24, 07 at 08:56 am
Tressa,
I’m going to start posting pics of my kids online again, but I’m in the process of deciding if I want it to be in a password protected gallery or right here on the blog.
Since I don’t use my real name (new readers - fyi - Kat’s a pseudonym) or my last name, I feel pretty safe about identity theft, but I’m just not quite comfortable yet with the fact as my blog grows, I will have more and more readers that I don’t know and that makes me kind of hesitant to show pics of my kids.
At the same time, there are so many great friends I’ve made through this blog that I want to share fun pics of my kids with just like they’ve done with me on their blogs.
Hmmm....
Los,
I love your blog and the way you share your life with your readers. The video journals of Losiah’s adoption were awesome and inspiring. Your blog is a main reason I’m reconsidering my thoughts on this.
Michelle,
I like your thoughts and perspective on this. I think what you’ve said in a previous post about being careful about what words we use in our posts and for the image names is probably important too. I don’t want Google sending people searching for questionable things finding my blog or pics.
Bekah,
I think you’re being very wise, especially with your Myspace and Facebook pages. I see a lot of Myspace pages that are just screaming for identity theft.
Cach,
Yes, but you don’t use your real name or the name of your theater…
May 25, 07 at 08:49 am
Hey! You and I have talked about this a couple times already and I did decide to post pictures of my children on my blog. However, like most, I don’t publish “real” first or last names or my city. I feel pretty good about what I have shared with my blog friends.
I LOVE looking at pictures on other blogs! I feel you can connect better when you have pictures along with their post.
Do what feels right for you and your family. It took me a couple of weeks to finally decide to post pictures and I have no regrets, so far!
May 25, 07 at 02:18 pm
~ I am somewhat over protective, and go in and out of stages of posting picts. of my kids.
On one hand, my friends and family far away can see them, and my new blog friends can see them,
But on the other hand, who knows what creepy people might find them.
Then I baisically conclude what Michelle said earlier, just being careful what is posted, and being careful about all personal info.
What are your reasons not to, just out of curiosity? Because if you know something I don’t please tell me! I want to protect my kids too, and if there’s some reason or thing that has ever happened because of picts. being shown online, I would quickly pull my pictures off.
May 25, 07 at 07:26 pm
Amy,
I love looking at other people pictures too, that’s why I’d like to post more pics here…
Kristin,
I don’t really have any specific reasons why I don’t post my kids pictures. It’s just that even though my blog is small, there are still around a hundred or so people who read my blog everyday from countries all over the world and I don’t know who most of them are. Something about that makes me hesitant to post pics of my kids.
We’ll see, though.
May 26, 07 at 07:58 am
Kat, this is a great post. I have thought about this also. This idea is a hold-over from the days when we were told that if we post a picture of our kids on the internet, somebody might come along and kidnap them. For me, I haven’t done so because of some recent personal/family issues going on, but those are over now. And guess what? I just got a new digital camera, and I plan on taking a lot of pictures with me and my boys over this summer. So like it or not, plan on seeing pictures of us all over my blog. 
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Tressa
May 23, 07 at 02:10 pm