Insta Mum 3

[Babaloo88]

Why is the other thread closed?!? I was enjoying reading through it?!!

You know what, Sofia? Why don't you read FlyingBird's posts carefully then the ASA link I posted. It feels like you are (again) deliberately missing the point to derail the thread.

You do realise that many of these insta accounts, that you seem to think are fake and only exist to attract companies to use them to advertise their products, started out as an extension of a blog? Or just developed organically into what they are now?

If you scroll back through some of the accounts that have been mentioned you can see how they've developed, and yes they do now have more expensive clothes, homes etc but their style, tastes and general lifestyles haven't massively changed.

@MadameGrizzly

I've read both and, again, feel that it is yourselves misunderstanding.

I just thought it was interesting that on the whole these accounts are often very gender stereotypical and it's something to consider.

It has nothing to do with my daughter loving pretty dresses. Actually one of the reasons I followed Chloeandbeans was because of her healthy attitude to child rearing and her boys long hair. My son has long hair and he identified with these children, it is a diverse platform with many different kinds of families.

One massive point for me, and I'm unsure if it's been made and it's related to Instagram not instaparents is the need for a lot young people to put a sexuality on their bio and identify as bi-sexual or gay at really young ages and the impact of this as they grow. This is an issue touching us personally and I have to be very careful how I word it. But it's almost epidemic and I struggle to believe that all of these kids at 11/12 are trains/bi/gay. I'm absolutely not being judgemental and it's great things are more open, but putting yourself out there at such young ages with such defined sexuality seems a bit unnecessary.

Of course we all realise that Sofia. That's such a strange point.

I would love love love Sofia and cady to declare their pretty obvious affiliations.

You don't need "affiliations" or an agenda to have an opposing opinion, people are allowed to disagree.
It's ridiculous posts like "sofia and cady are posting again" that gets the thread off track/derailed/shut down, not the actual discussing of points.

child rearing lol well it's just with chloeandbeans they home educate, eat healthily and promote child lead learning and development.

I saw all the bloggers/instas on the cruise ship.

Does that make anyone want to book or is it just aspirational?

I quite liked the aspirational aspect, and one blogger who I like had her kids in the shots. Do they get paid? Do they mind the reach they have? Will they get teased at school?

The trans kids are a whole other thing! I saw some really disturbing pics of teens who had had double mastectomies.

@flyingbird agree with your post completely. I do feel that responding is wasting your time though. That poster has said all she has to say, and doesn't have an issue with ads however discreet or open and is not concerned about use of children so I'm not sure why she keeps posting.
I actually think she's a instamum/reality to admirer who wants to be one (which I have no issue with) hence why she's arguing about nothing instead of doing as she said and saying no more.

Nobody thinks accounts are fake. I don't think anybody has used that word.

The cruise promo actually did make me more interested in a cruise! I thought they did a good job of showing all the features of the boats. I think because they weren't trying to conceal in any way the fact it was an ad, they actually gave the cruise company very good value for money. That's surely better for everyone - followers, brands and the blogger?

@jamoncrumpets

My post re organically evolving insta accounts was in response to this

. I'm not going to name names, but there's a few that have been discussed where the content is at least 60% ads in some shape of form, if you include gifted as an ad. And arguably the rest of the posts are them demonstrating how they are are an excellent match for companies looking for parenting influencers to display their products and reach a v large audience

Which implies some entire accounts are purely about attracting business, which I disagree with.

@atalune one of my kids best friends is trans and suddenly my child was gay (at 11) and Instagram and the groups and fake accounts they set up were all supporting all of this. Child 'came out' to whole extended family and a year later confused when they fancied the opposite sex and how do you backtrack from being gay? It's just mental, but if you look at young accounts they often feature sexuality and I just wish kids could just grow up on their own.

I did end up removing all access to social media...

Also yes, Motherpukka has for the first time made me think a cruise didn't look utterly dreadful! Although they are terrible for the sea and environment aren't they?

It did look a bit Butlins on Sea but Pukka was honest in that when you become parents to small children, that suddenly becomes a lot more appealing!

All accounts on Instagram where organic as becoming a business wasnt around at first, accounts have evolved good or bad into a business with sole purpose of influencing with ads it was purpose of business.

Yet again I'll state, I'm not a blogger, an "instamum" or a friend of either. I don't know @CadyHeron.

It seems you can only post on here if you agree with whatever's being said. Most posters on here have a very negative opinion of most of the "instamums" that have been mentioned. Now they're using #ad more it's almost as if you're trying to find another angle to have a go.

I'd be furious if I had a bunch of anonymous women telling me that my family is too gender typical, that I shouldn't feature my kids on social media, that I have to #ad the free chocolates a company sent me etc.

You obviously don't want a debate, just a platform to discuss instamums negatively.