Does it annoy you?

[Vernonisfit]

Inspired a little by another thread. I tend to post most days on my Instagram with pics of my toddler Dd, do people really find this annoying and is it over sharing? Does it piss you off to see pics of others children or do you think it’s nice to see?

It doesn’t annoy me - I like to see pictures of friends’ children. But I personally won’t post pictures of my baby on social media. I’m probably paranoid, but I’m worried about how far photos can go and I want to leave it to my children to decide if / when they want to have a presence on social media when they’re old enough to make the decision.

I’ve got a ‘friend’ who posts daily a roll of about 30 pics taken straight after one another of her kid.captioned with the obligatory “sorry not sorry, love my princess”

That’s annoying.

@Wickerbaskets Yes, I did think about that a lot, my account is completely private, only friends/family can see. It’s mainly for family far away as I live abroad, I have WhatsApp too to quite like using this medium, I do have moments of being paranoid about it though

It’s your account so post what you like... people can unfollow you if they don’t like it.

I always feel a bit sorry for the kid. If my mum had posted my baby photos online when I was small, I wouldn't have appreciated it as I grew older. Plus the fear of the photos being seen or manipulated by pervs and nonces.

@youngestisapsycho Yeah, they definitely can, but sometimes I do wonder if they do an eye roll and think ‘There’s that kid again’ 🙈

It depends to be honest. A few posts here and there about achievements and genuinely nice photo's is fine but I know some people who post every little detail of their kids lives online and I think that's a bit a much. An old school acquaintance used to post incessantly about how great her DD was, how the teacher said she was the best student she ever taught, she's the most popular in school she has so many friends, she's the best at sports, in the top reading and spelling group, in the top maths group, great at cooking etc, I ended up deleting her because her posts flooded my newsfeed and the constant bragging got on my nerves it came across so smug. I later found out from my friend who's kids went to the same school that her DD was in fact a bully and that most of the mums in the class gave her wide berth because school acquaintance had a rep for arguing and accusing other kids of bullying her DD and confronting the mothers once they were outside of the school playground.

@ImaSababa If it’s completely private aside from families and friends though? I can’t stand the thought of that, makes me feel like deleting it all

@Luciferthecat666 That is annoying 😬
This is just nice days out with my toddler etc, definitely no boasting, more humorous or sweet and in nice places (nature, beach etc)

I don’t like seeing pictures daily it gets boring, 1/2 a month is a good amount.

Grandparents get pictures on watsapp atleast weekly, aunts and uncles every 2 weeks and on social media i post once a month if that. I worked out other than family most people just don’t actually care that much about your kids

I would be a bit at daily posts yes. Sorry op.

@Ilovesugar I’d say twice a week I post, sometimes more, sometimes weeks without anything and it’s not always my Dd (is mainly)

@Twistered it’s not daily, most few times per week, but can be weeks with nothing, all depends how busy/what’s going on and isn’t always pics of her. I think I’m gonna knock it on the head a bit

It doesn't piss me off, but it can be annoying. I also feel sorry for the poor DC! I know that I wouldn't want my whole life, pictures of me sleeping, crying, eating, in my pyjamas, half undressed etc on social media, so I don't post them of my child either. I have an app which is completely private unless you share link to secure folder. My DDs father and grandparents can see it, that's all. I upload my baby spam to that instead of social media.

There are women I haven't seen for 10+ years but I know every detail of their child's life. Thank god social media wasn't around when my mum had me! 😂 She's a classic oversharer

On Facebook it might be annoying but not on Instagram. The only point of that is photos so that's what I'd expect.

It varies really, I go through phases of posting most days for a bit, but then nothing for a couple of weeks

Sorry, yes. I don’t care about anyone’s child that much and I guarantee I think you child is not cute (I don’t find any cute)

Yes it's annoying. It should alse be illegal but clearly i'm out of touch...

@jeppyjop 😂

Wouldn't bother me, I'd probably just scroll through without acknowledging the picture (liking it/commenting). It's your Instagram do as you please.

How do you think your child will feel in 20 years time knowing there are all these photos of them on the internet?

My friends with children have got Instagram accounts for children's pictures and stuff, so those interested follow that account

It's boring

@Blahblahface Now I feel shit, I hadn’t really considered it being a bad thing as it’s done out of love and everyone else I know does it..I can delete the whole account and then it’s not out there, I’m hoping, if she wanted me too.

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