NotSoObvious Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 If you have a public blog about your kids (homeschool or family related), do you ever worry about what your kids will think of it in ten years? Will it bother them that so much of their life is "out there?" Do you think things are changing so quickly that it will just be normal for their generation to have photos and blogs? I like my website because it's a fun record, it is nice for family and friends to see what we are doing, and it's been helpful to other families who are just starting to homeschool (that have told me so). But sometimes I want to delete it all and hide. :) sometimes I feel so exposed and I worry that it is too much. Do you ever feel this way? Why or why not? How do you protect yourself and your kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hmm. I asked her and right now she's fine with it. 10 years I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Dd knows what is on the blog. There are things that happen around here that get "Don't you put that on the blog!" So I refrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Now that my kids are older they will occasionaly ask that I don't put something on the blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 That's a major reason why I don't blog about my kids. I blog about my life, not anyone else's. But it also depends on the purpose of the blog. If the point is to update family and friends about your family, then blogging about the kids' lives is necessary. When we have blogs like that, we make them private. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My kids love being put on the blog and will even ask me to take a picture and put in on the blog. However, if they ever ask me not to post something, then I will respect that request as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnae Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 As my kids have gotten older, I blog about them less. I'm careful to never put anything negative up, unless I can put a positive spin on it AND I have their permission first. If they request I don't blog it, then I don't blog it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I stopped blogging because of that concern and I even stopped most random kid related posts on FB. I simply couldn't reconcile my feelings about, exactly as you said, their lives being "out there". I keep a small, written journal and that works well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I don't blog near as much as I used to. A few years back, my oldest son's best friend had his first child. My son called me from Alaska to ask why I hadn't dug up cheesy younger pictures of him and his best friend when they were kids and then wrote a mushy blog about how fast the grow up, etc. he was actually bummed that I wasn't blogging about his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Nope. I don't blog anything negative about dd. Her baby book and photo albums are probably much more embarrassing than my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 If you have a public blog about your kids (homeschool or family related), do you ever worry about what your kids will think of it in ten years? Will it bother them that so much of their life is "out there?" Do you think things are changing so quickly that it will just be normal for their generation to have photos and blogs? I like my website because it's a fun record, it is nice for family and friends to see what we are doing, and it's been helpful to other families who are just starting to homeschool (that have told me so). But sometimes I want to delete it all and hide. :) sometimes I feel so exposed and I worry that it is too much. Do you ever feel this way? Why or why not? How do you protect yourself and your kids? No, I don't worry. I've been blogging for seven years. I don't post things that would completely humiliate my children, and I have been known to beg and plead to post certain photos. They are both teens now and often look back at things they remember. Protect myself and my kids? From people seeing what we do, or from potential stalkers? No to the former, and as for the latter, I'd be more concerned about a neighbor or someone at the grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 I do worry about their privacy more than what I'm actually posting. I have a couple of blogs so I can sort what I want out there publicly and what I want to share with family only. New2Homeschooling: public , no pictures or names of kids. I do show projects and their work. Family blog: private sent out by email manually in the email section of Blogger settings. I do share pictures and names. School Blog: private only viewable to me for recording what we do daily and projects. I figure its proof if I ever change states or need it for some reason. Plus I'd like to be able to look back on what I did for x kid at x grade. Interesting. I like the idea of a private school blog. We may be moving to a state that requires a portfolio, so that would be an easy way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No, I don't really worry. I don't have my kids' real names on the blog, so it won't all come up if their names are googled. I also don't blog about embarrassing stuff and as they are getting older, I blog less about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I try to blog so my son would not be embarrased by what I say. There's some gushing mom loves you posts, but nothing too personal. I blog more about my end of school now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 My kids love being put on the blog and will even ask me to take a picture and put in on the blog. However, if they ever ask me not to post something, then I will respect that request as well. DITTO Our children also like to look back on the blog posts and photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I've posted things about various struggles and successes- I hope nothing that ever embarrasses them. I do try to be mindful of it, but I'm not perfect and I've definitely gotten more careful as time goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 On my public blog I use pseudonyms and am careful not to post anything about them that might be too personal or too embarrassing. I have a private blog for that! It will be up to them to decide if they will tell any friends or girl/boyfriends about either blog. I haven't even told my IRL friends that I blog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 My kid is 13. He reads my blog and has no problem with anything written, and in fact became inspired to write his own. I would never write anything that would embarass a member of my family, use pseudonyms, and try to keep it mostly light. So far it has been a good opportunity for us to talk about internet security and permanence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No, I don't worry. If they look back on it 10 years from now and don't like it, I'll just remove it. 10 years from now it will all be irrelevant anyway. I plan to have it all put into books at some point so they'll have my "journals" of when they were little and once they are grown, I don't expect I'll still be blogging about them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Dd knows what is on the blog. There are things that happen around here that get "Don't you put that on the blog!" So I refrain. I've had that too! My blog isn't primarily about my kids so they seem fine with it (I've been blogging for 7yrs). It's about my life, which includes the kids. I had one who went through the "don't ever take a photo of me." phase. What I did was, if I was using a photo it was taken from the back so no one could tell who it was. It was a pain for a while if I were taking a group photo of the family. I do try to avoid something that would embarrass them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 I've posted things about various struggles and successes- I hope nothing that ever embarrasses them. I do try to be mindful of it, but I'm not perfect and I've definitely gotten more careful as time goes on. This is where I feel I am. You have a good attitude about it. I need to channel that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 If you have a public blog about your kids (homeschool or family related), do you ever worry about what your kids will think of it in ten years? Will it bother them that so much of their life is "out there?" Do you think things are changing so quickly that it will just be normal for their generation to have photos and blogs? I like my website because it's a fun record, it is nice for family and friends to see what we are doing, and it's been helpful to other families who are just starting to homeschool (that have told me so). But sometimes I want to delete it all and hide. :) sometimes I feel so exposed and I worry that it is too much. Do you ever feel this way? Why or why not? How do you protect yourself and your kids? This is the reason I say fairly little about my kids/their lives on my blog. Same with FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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