Counterargument and Rebuttal

We Post Nothing about Our Daughter  Online

            Many people may not agree with posting pictures and updates of your children online, and have come up with many arguments against it. First, sensitive information and pictures may be leaked to or tracked by predators online. Second, the “cute” pictures you upload may be embarrassing to your child when they grow up. Lastly, you are taking away your child’s ability to have web anonymity and they have no say in the matter.

            While these concerns are understandable and completely valid, they are relatively insignificant and easily resolved. If you are worried about pictures and sensitive status updates reaching the eyes of people you don’t want seeing them, adjust your profile to private. This setting allows only friends to be able to view your posts. Also, Facebook gives the options to filter your friends based on your level of friendship. You can adjust the settings so only your close friends, rather than acquaintances can see that specific post. As for the second argument, that is just a part of growing up. Weather its online or in a photobook, your parents are going to take funny baby and childhood pictures of you that might be a tad embarrassing. This being said, I highly doubt the kids at school the child would worry about being teased by, are going to be friends with their mother on Facebook. Lastly, it is so important to document your children’s life, especially in the early years of childhood. Facebook and other social mediums are simply modern, online photobooks. Having a collection of bulky photobooks can easily be avoided by digitally archiving on Facebook. If you are worried about your child’s “web anonymity”, you need to get with the times. It’s the 21^st century, a digital age, and everything is online. Chances are when your kid is 13 or 14 and they make their first social media page, they are going to ruin their “web anonymity” with silly and borderline inappropriate photos that teenagers like to take. When it comes down to it, posting pictures of your children online is quite harmless, and actually has a lot of benefits if you do it right.