I've noticed that a lot of people seem to feel the need to post pictures of their kids on Facebook, Twitter etc. when they're poorly or injured. I don't want to offend anyone who does this but I'm sorry, I just don't understand it.
In the last few days I have seen pictures of a 5 year olds badly bruised face after a fall, a toddler's black eye and an older child lying on the sofa looking miserable with a sick bucket next to her. Another Mum I know had posted a few times about how her 8 year old was suffering with Chicken Pox which is fair enough, I can see how you might want a bit of support or sympathy from your friends but did she really need to strip the kid down to her pants and take a photo so everyone on Facebook can see how bad her spots are?
I have even seen a Facebook picture of a toddler lying on a hospital stretcher in her nappy, hooked up to a drip in A&E (nothing hugely serious, just a nasty stomach bug) which I found a bit shocking to be honest. Obviously when I saw the picture I felt a lot of sympathy for the poor thing and her Mum but I also found it bizarre that she'd felt the need to put it on Facebook. I just can't imagine seeing my DC's in that state and thinking "ooh, I must get a photo of this for FB".
Does this baffle anyone else or is it just me? I only use social media very sporadically and have never been the type to put a lot of personal stuff on there so maybe this is completely normal behaviour and I'm just a bit behind the times! Obviously I know people have a right to post what they like on their own page and if you don't like it you can unfollow them etc. I just wondered if I'm the only one that finds it a bit much?