That’s apparently how you spell it, BTW.
I don’t put a lot of pictures of Olivia online. I don’t mind if people share photos that she’s in, and it’s not that I’ll never put stuff up or blur out her face but…
If you look at my posting history on Facebook (which is mostly where I’ve posted in the past because I’m OLD and a cusp Gen-X who sometimes identifies as more Millennial), you’ll see a significant decline in frequency that starts somewhere after the 2016 election and gets even steeper after Olivia was born. I think that matches up with a) the general trend towards more hostile online interactions on key forums that spiked up at that time, b) my desire not to go overboard on just posting pics of my kiddo as a sort of personal identity, and c) wanting to protect her privacy to a reasonable degree and give her some control over where her image has been/will be shared as she gets older. I’m not at all embarrassed to share things like me being silly, and I have enormous pride in who she is and what’s she’s accomplished so far in just becoming a functional human being. But I do want to temper it a bit.
For what it’s worth, I have definitely also noticed that I get much higher interest and engagement when I post a “cute kid picture” as opposed to me doing a thing or sharing an opinion. I’m reminded of the time I played some original music at a show, but started playing the opening riff from Sweet Home Alabama between songs and people rushed in to hear; people like what they like, and this is also why there are so many pictures of cats.
So yeah, gonna post this kind (or this “kid” as autocorrect just suggested) of stuff now and then but in moderation.
Also, going through my old FB posts reminded me that I did start working on that “Snaptional Stories” thing for a bit, and maybe there’s some stuff there worth exploring. Even just as a story prompt concept.
Well, anyway. Have a great day out there on the internet!