why i no longer post

why i no longer post

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you may be one of those who have asked why i seldom post photographs of my son on social media.

or why i blur his face whenever i do.

here.
not that i owe you an explanation.
just that maybe it's worth a thought.

all are equally important to note.

informed consent.
even though i have a right as i am the mother.

maybe one day...
maybe when he's old enough to understand the internet,
maybe when he's eighteen or thirty and he finally truly consents...

maybe then you'll see his baby pictures. mehe

choice
even though he is just a child.

if it is his face that is in my photographs,
then it should always be his choice
whether he wants to show it to others or not.
shouldn't it?



i have valued consent and choice most of all right since i had him. so.

paedophiles. psychos. predators.
how the world is full of them.


i have watched enough crime documentaries to know
that the world is not a safe place for children.


we walk amongst evil monsters,
but they're often disguised as virtuous angels -
sometimes literally clad in white or orange -
true intentions obscured.

i'm afraid i can't explain this for you
but if you've also seen how they work...
how vast their network is...
how much money the business is worth...

how truly diabolical they are...


you'd be frightened too.

estranged family members.
i've got loads.


and whether they want access to my son or not,
i don't really owe them any.


i also used to share my son's photos with family members,
until they posted them publicly without first asking my permission
(which i'd never give anyway).

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and this is just me.

your prerogative as the parent
is none of my business.


it's worth bearing in mind though. :)

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