x/p: people posting pics of your kid on FB w/o your OK.

[laurenpetro]

yay or nay?

[josieposy]

I give leeway to certain people but otherwise I think it's good form to at least ask first.

[stealthmom]

I actually have this question too.

Are we assuming there are already pics of the kid on fb bc that is true in my case.

[Deleted]

I don't care if people do it. As long as my home address isn't in the shot or my license plate, carry on my wayward son.

[stealthmom]

Sept 30, 2014 15:16:45 GMT -5 josieposy said:

I give leeway to certain people but otherwise I think it's good form to at least ask first.

who are the certain people?

*crosses fingers treasured auntie is a certain person*

[Velar Fricative]

I don't mind.

[msmerymac]

This is the kind of thing my dad's GF would do. See also: buying kids toys their parents may or may not like because it doesn't occur to her that those toys may be the least bit controversial. But this is kind of a bitch eating crackers scenario.

[redheadbaker]

As long as it's not the first pic after the kid is born, I don't care.

[josieposy]

Sept 30, 2014 15:17:19 GMT -5 stealthmom said:

I actually have this question too.

Are we assuming there are already pics of the kid on fb bc that is true in my case.

Close relatives

[ijack]

as long as it's someone I know and I knew they were taking pics of my kids, then yay.

[StrawberryBlondie]

I don't mind if its my mom or close friends or other close family. I can think of certain people that would annoy me, but that's because they have public Facebook profiles.

[bluestreet]

Nay.

If one of my girls are with friends whose parents post a pic of them on FB, I don't mind. But I'd never post a pic without getting permission for fear of upsetting a parent. I respect that some parents don't want their kids images being on the internet.

Eta: I answered backwards, but my point is that I think it's in poor form to post kid pics without the ok of the parent.

[cjeanette]

It has never bothered me.

I did find it weird when a friend of SIL who I had met once (and she friended me the next day) posted pics of my DD while she was with with my SIL and DD. Then tagged me.

[bluestreet]

Tangentially related, I have a weird step-aunt who regularly takes my step-sister's kids pics (from step-sister's FB albums) and makes them *her* profile pic. I haven't asked step-sister if she minds.

[Deleted]

Doesn't bother me as long as the picture is appropriate (for instance, I never posted bathtub or naked photos and wouldn't like it if someone else did.) But in general I think the risks are overblown for that sort of thing.

I don't own my kid's image. So if she spent the day with grandma or went to a friend's birthday party, they are free to post photos. If one of my friends wants to post: Had a fantastic weekend visiting with BabyCookie! [Photo holding BabyCookie] I'm totally cool with that. I acknowledge that this is the world we live in now and a social media ban is unrealistic, especially as she gets older.

[irishbride2]

Doesn't bother me. I don't see how an innacuous image of someone (assuming no religious issues or negative images) is a bad thing.

I often post pics of DD with other kids.

[iammalcolmx]

Well after the shit that just went down on ML imma say HELL NO.

[teflepi]

Sept 30, 2014 20:51:28 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Well after the shit that just went down on ML imma say HELL NO.

Say what now?

[penguingrrl]

Doesn't bother me at all. But I understand and respect that other people are bothered by it, so I haven't and wouldn't post pics of someone else's kids without their permission.

[iammalcolmx]

Sept 30, 2014 20:59:17 GMT -5 teflepi said:

Sept 30, 2014 20:51:28 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Well after the shit that just went down on ML imma say HELL NO.

Say what now?

Someone folks thought was being less than honest had/has a photobucket account with a bunch of Mlers and their kids in it. IT'S FUCKED UP!!!

[UMaineTeach]

nay. unless you have a standing permission, get permission each time and tag the parent(s) so they can veto after the fact and you can limit how many people saw it.

[kmpls]

I say Nay.

my sister had a party and her friend took a bunch of pictures of my kids and posted them on FB. It pissed me off but I didn't want to say anything and cause an issue for my sister.

[origami]

I say yay for close friends because you probably know if they're ok with it. Everyone else I think it's nice to ask before posting. I don't care unless people don't set the privacy to friends-only. Anything shared globally gets a veto from me.