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Post by al on Apr 1, 2019 8:44:59 GMT 10
I think the thing that most annoys me about those videos are the reactions from the parents. You'll often hear parents laughing as they are recording their children crying and to me, it's completely irresponsible. What kind of parent finds joy out of their own child's misery? The simply fact is, something is deeply upsetting the child to make them want to cry in the first place and even if it is over something trivial, the parent shouldn't respond by making a mockery out of it. Yeah that's just flat out disrespectful and not okay. You couldn't really get away with treating an adult like that, which is in my opinion the line that social media posting generally shouldn't cross. I mean, I'll admit I've posted photos without people's permission; I've done it on here. But you do it with the decency that it's appropriate to share and the knowledge that they most likely won't mind. If you couldn't share it (or uhh, something equivalent) about an adult family member, then don't about your child, as they will become adults before long and the internet can be a permanent place. Of course everyone will have preferences with what they're comfortable with. I could have a very outgoing child unbothered by notions of privacy. But an oversharer could also have a shy child who becomes mortified of being online, and people might want to be open to that. Btw, my mom and I had a conversation not too long ago, where I mentioned having never come across a baby picture of myself in the tub, and it being something I feel no remorse over not seeing. She told me that's because she specifically never took one. I'm thankful she took tons of photos of me, but I have never once thought, "I wish there were some of more private moments!" I mean people can think whatever they want is cute, but this isn't the same as tucking embarrassing shots away in the living room album anymore.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 1, 2019 10:33:59 GMT 10
Yeah that's just flat out disrespectful and not okay. You couldn't really get away with treating an adult like that, which is in my opinion the line that social media posting generally shouldn't cross. I mean, I'll admit I've posted photos without people's permission; I've done it on here. But you do it with the decency that it's appropriate to share and the knowledge that they most likely won't mind. If you couldn't share it (or uhh, something equivalent) about an adult family member, then don't about your child, as they will become adults before long and the internet can be a permanent place. Of course everyone will have preferences with what they're comfortable with. I could have a very outgoing child unbothered by notions of privacy. But an oversharer could also have a shy child who becomes mortified of being online, and people might want to be open to that. Btw, my mom and I had a conversation not too long ago, where I mentioned having never come across a baby picture of myself in the tub, and it being something I feel no remorse over not seeing. She told me that's because she specifically never took one. I'm thankful she took tons of photos of me, but I have never once thought, "I wish there were some of more private moments!" I mean people can think whatever they want is cute, but this isn't the same as tucking embarrassing shots away in the living room album anymore. I agree. Respecting the rights of the people who appear in photos matters more than wanting to create a reaction from hundreds or thousands of people on the internet. Yet, that doesn't seem to cross the minds of most people out there. The question needs to be asked; is it simply because of a lack of education in regards to this subject or are people intentionally going out of their way to exploit others? It's probably a combination of both in all honesty. The issue likely would be so bad if parents learnt to either consult their child first or think of the impacts that sharing a photo of their child on social media will have on them. People need to realise that other people don't share the exact same opinions/values as them. Yeah, I can definitely see where you're coming from and it's good that your Mum made the decision herself not to take any. I have a bit of a mixed opinion when it comes to embarrassing private photos of myself. My Mum did take a few photos of me in the bathtub when I was a baby/infant, but to be honest, they don't actually concern me. The likelihood of anyone outside my close family circle ever seeing those photos is next to none and the photos were taken when I was just 12-24 months old; it's nothing out of the ordinary. If they were ever shared on Facebook or another social media though, then I would have a pretty big issue with it. 
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Post by Mozzie on Apr 5, 2019 21:20:10 GMT 10
There are some out there that post their lives and their kids lives on FB, to the point where you can nearly know everything about them. I think parents should be mindful about their kids pics being up on media in general.
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Post by Telso on Apr 9, 2019 18:49:28 GMT 10
There are some out there that post their lives and their kids lives on FB, to the point where you can nearly know everything about them. I think parents should be mindful about their kids pics being up on media in general. It's ok, no one uses FB nowadays anyway
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Post by al on Apr 12, 2019 0:28:43 GMT 10
What do you guys think about family YouTube vlogs?
Some are okay imo but some go way over the top. I once came across people filming the puberty talk like wtf.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 12, 2019 19:29:29 GMT 10
What do you guys think about family YouTube vlogs? Some are okay imo but some go way over the top. I once came across people filming the puberty talk like wtf. Honestly, I've never actually watched one before. It's hard for me to really make a comment about them without having watched one, but I think as long as the vlogs are appropriate and the people who appear in them have given their content, they're okay. Filming one about a puberty talk is pretty strange though. Who would want to go out of their way to watch a vlog about puberty anyway?
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Post by al on Apr 16, 2019 12:42:54 GMT 10
Filming one about a puberty talk is pretty strange though. Who would want to go out of their way to watch a vlog about puberty anyway? To straight up embarrass the child? Because they are that committed to showing everything? I could see kids of the age watching puberty videos, from an informative perspective, but I wouldn't put a blushing kid who's like 10 themselves in it. I wasn't okay with talking about it until I was 15. But yeah I think we're at least getting away from the family prank channels that were big a few years ago. I remember someone in the US ended up having Child Protective Services come because they were being plain sadistic to get views. The average person at least seems to do it because they think their family is amazing. To the point if narcissism? Sometimes. Though it feels fairly benign.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 18, 2019 22:18:07 GMT 10
To straight up embarrass the child? Because they are that committed to showing everything? I could see kids of the age watching puberty videos, from an informative perspective, but I wouldn't put a blushing kid who's like 10 themselves in it. I wasn't okay with talking about it until I was 15.But yeah I think we're at least getting away from the family prank channels that were big a few years ago. I remember someone in the US ended up having Child Protective Services come because they were being plain sadistic to get views. The average person at least seems to do it because they think their family is amazing. To the point if narcissism? Sometimes. Though it feels fairly benign. Quite possibly. I mean, I couldn't imagine most families wanting to film puberty talks from the perspective that they want to actually teach others about what puberty entails. There would likely be another motive behind it in the majority of cases.
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