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katpat May 29, 2024

Peoples' comments asking for her mum to edit their photos too is what's wrong with society today. Our society has become so image-obsessed that we would prefer to send out fake images. It's just wrong. 

katpat May 21, 2024

To know the risks and to then keep posting seems negligent and egocentric. Our society has become so obsessed and addicted to social media and posting images, and we continue to find ways to justify robbing our children of their right to privacy.  I find it abhorrent. 10+ years down the road since Instagram took off, all these dangers and risks are being exposed and yet people still post images of their children. It needs to stop. 

katpat September 29, 2023

It’s not right to suggest that girls who attend same sex schools don’t know how to deal with the real world once they finish school. I went to a girls school and I absolutely loved it and thrived. I didn’t feel wrapped up in cotton wool. Instead I felt empowered to be a woman and encouraged to strive and work hard to achieve what I wanted in a wonderful environment in those crucial early adolescent years.   

katpat May 16, 2023

It’s a choice. A very public one, but still a choice. Every job has its pros and cons. These are the cons of being an influencer. If you can’t handle it, change jobs. It’s hard to sympathise when these influencers try so hard to dupe/influence/sway/convince/deceive/sell/promote/etc the general public. 

katpat May 16, 2023

It’s exhausting hearing how tired everyone in general is, kids or no kids. This article was tiring. 

katpat May 12, 2023

Love this! Thank you for sharing. 

katpat April 26, 2023

Why do we continue to post images of our kids online when we know the risks? Aren’t there better ways to share with family and friends in more private settings if that’s what you want to do?

I get that it’s hard. Social media companies have lured us in for years and created a false sense of security and normalised sharing images of kids. 
But it’s not like posting images is necessary, i.e. like driving a car which is inherently risky but also necessary to daily living in most instances. I think there is now enough information out there about the risks to our kids - such as their loss of right to privacy, bullying when older, morphing images, providing fodder to paedophiles, etc - to make a conscious decision and effort not to post. 

With regard to whether the new rules shame women, I don’t buy it. We cannot justify potentially harmful behaviours such as sharing images of children on the basis that it shames women. Women are grown adults, able to make informed decisions. Children are not. The protection of children outweighs the potential shaming of women in this instance. 
Also, I firmly believe the same rules apply to men in this instance (mainly fathers, grandfathers etc). They too should not be posting images if they are informed and aware of the risks to children. 

katpat April 26, 2023

I don’t understand the point of social media anymore. “Here are curated images of my life where everything looks perfect and wonderful [please like, save etc] but also, what you see isn’t real and it cost a tonne of money, time, stress, etc to get this perfect image for you to like.”  I also cannot understand how our generation is still comfortable with giving up the right to our children’s privacy for the sake of likes on Insta. It’s 2023, haven’t we moved on?