It's been a few days of poking around this site now, learning how everything works, and I've discovered what will surely waste hours upon hours of my time: The "Next Blog" button. It's a fantastic idea, bringing me to a blog at random. But having spent 30-some odd minutes jumping from page to page, I've discovered something about Blogspot; namely that there are a lot of blogs dedicated to people's kids.
I don't mind the idea in general, I mean, if I know you, there is a chance your photo or name may end up here somewhere. But really, why are you displaying dozens of photos of your young children, chronicling their every move on the Internet for anyone and everyone to see? Parents, I'm going to let you in on a little secret:
Not everyone on the Internet is trustworthy. There are people who, if I were a parent, I would not want to know
anything about my kids.
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| This kid's chances of being kidnapped increase three-fold just by being pictured here. |
By all means, keep a virtual record of your kids' childhoods if it suits your fancy, just make it on a private setting, or on Facebook - something where you can regulate who can view it. I considered linking to one or two of the more ridiculous examples of this, but then I realized that doing so would contradict my entire point of discouraging strangers from looking at them. Just trust me, they're out there, and it makes me feel creepy to come across these pages.
Just had to say that, now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go click the "Next Blog" button some more.
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