What are your thoughts?

[wayfaringwordhack]

Many people keep the names of their children, spouses, and various family members "secret" on their blogs, only referring to their loved ones by nicknames. For those of you who do, why do you do it? For those who don't, why not?

Also, what are your thoughts on photos of children on the Internet? Locked post, fodder for all, or not at all?

*just wondering if Little Bean will someday be known as _________ or if he/she will simply graduate to Sprout*

Comments

[sunflower-sky.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I feel it's silly to talk about someone specific without using his or her name. If later in life Hallel is embarrassed by things I write here I can friendslock or delete them. But I also don't talk about EVERYTHING, you know? I find it a little jarring when some LJ friends post about intimate details of their love/sex lives, even under friendslock... but then, where I come from it is not considered proper to discuss those things with friends just for the sake of talking about it.

We post pictures of Hallel on places like Facebook or under friendslock, where generally speaking only people who know us will see them. When posting on public forums I avoid using Hallel's name but I'm not really sure why. I have thought about whether to post pictures of the new baby as part of my birth story on those forums. I didn't last time and I'm not sure I will this time. But you know... a newborn baby is a newborn baby. If you've seen one red wrinkly coneheaded baby human you've seen 'em all... :P (Of course, Hallel was objectively perfect. :P Being born small helped with the coneheaded thing at least...)

I really can't imagine what someone could do with pictures of a baby or little kid on the Internet. But I'm a pretty innocent little flower. :-/

~D

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think it depends on *what* you talk about. Like you said, it is not like you are putting everything out there.

I still haven't decided what to do about photos. I like sharing photos, but they are hardly ever of people. Rather I prefer my surroundings or what I'm up to. I think, though, that my son or daughter might be something I want/need to share more. I say *need* for family, etc, and I don't have facebook and don't plan on ever having it. I can always send them by email. Anyhow, I need to talk to my dear wubs about it and see what his plans are. All his FB friends post pics of their kids, so I'm sure it is something he hasn't really given thought to (ie thinking it might be a privacy issue).