Let's Chat: Sharing Children on the Internet

It’s been one year since I’ve shared my children’s faces on the internet. Sharing my life has always been part of what I do, and they’re the most important part of my life. And I adore them.

It was Margot starting elementary school that was the final push, but there were things that happened over the years that made me question whether or not to share my children online. And I think too many people aren’t thinking about this. More on that in a minute.

I’d be lying if I told you there aren’t times where I wonder if I’m making too big a deal of this since people with much larger followings share their kids.

Then videos like this come out and I KNOW I’m doing the right thing.

To be clear, I am not looking for validation or justification to share (or not share) my kids. I don’t feel like I have to fully commit to not sharing them because I can do whatever I want. But I want to be really mindful and respectful of my kids. It’s been a year and I feel good about the decision I’ve made. But I want to share more about why I really took them offline, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on the issue since most people do share their kids online.