Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

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Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

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Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Posted by Jennie0898

Posted by BriBri2u

Posted by Jennie0898

Posted by AngnShaun

Posted by BriBri2u



It doesn't have to make sense to you - its my FB page.

i very much agree with this... i dont understand how someones profile picture could be bothersome to anyone else... unless its offensive in some way!

the way having a picture of your kid doesn't have to make sense to me

not understanding it doesn't have to make sense to you.

no?


ETA: Please be mindful that both of you, who are parents are posting on the child free board.

I'm CERTAIN there are ways and beliefs that we have here that as parents you wouldn't understand/agree with just as we as people without children may not understand ways and thoughts of those of you with children.

Please be RESEPECTFUL of EVERYONE'S opinion and POV.

To clarify, I definitely read

Thanks! "It doesn't have to make sense to you - its my FB page. " as coming across with an attitude and it's not appreciated here as we're trying to keep things DRAMA FREE. If I misinterpreted it, I apologize.

I was childfree up until 12.5 months ago - so I totally understand the ways and thoughts of people without children.

The "It doesn't have to make sense to you - its my FB page" comment was said in the same tone as your original post.

So I didn't misunderstand, you were conveying an attitude?

If that's the case, please refrain from doing so.

This board is for childless people and alas, you're no longer childless.

I don't go to the parenting board and post there with an attitude. I'm sorry if you think my OP was rude in some way but again, considering you're a parent you have less of a leg to stand on with throwing the attitude around on this board. I would appreciate the same respect I give you and your fellow parent posters on your board, here.

Thanks!

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Posted by BriBri2u

So you can post something with an attitude, but I can't respond to it with the same tone?

Childless family or not...Please be RESEPECTFUL of EVERYONE'S opinion and POV

Thanks!

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Posted by Jennie0898

Posted by BriBri2u

So you can post something with an attitude, but I can't respond to it with the same tone?

Childless family or not...Please be RESEPECTFUL of EVERYONE'S opinion and POV

Thanks!

I don't post anything offensive or with an attitude on the Parenting Board. Please be respectful and do the same here.

I would think as someone who was CF not so long ago, you'd understand where I'm coming from.

Please go back to parenting and stir up drama there.

It's not welcomed here. If you keep posting on this thread, I'm going to report you for starting drama.

We've had other parents post their opinions here and NONE of them stirred the pot. Why must you?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

I want this to be posted on every other CF thread.

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

ahhh gotta love the moms on here....need to be moms not only to their own children but to us adults also......

I should write a book..."I have 100 moms online"

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

My opinion is that it is far from incomprehensible why someone would post a picture of their child. This is also my answer to the OP's question. My thought is that to the extent that a sunset or a quote may "represent" you for a while, why not the most important thing in your life?

I know parents and people who are not parents alike who agree with me, and, likely people in both categories who don't. It's clearly not a subject that divides people along those lines (in my experience IRL andon here.)

My opinion is also that it is no one's business on here whether or not I or anyone else has children. I like the ability to post while remaining private, and whether I am a parent, like my last name, occupation, and income bracket, while items that others may have shared on this board, are not things that I feel that I have to disclose to share my opinion on anything/everything.

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Posted by DirtyBlonde

I will pretend it's because they don't go out and do fun stuff where they take pictures of themselves to put up.

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Posted by Jennie0898

Posted by Lisa

ahhh gotta love the moms on here....need to be moms not only to their own children but to us adults also......

I should write a book..."I have 100 moms online"

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

doesnt bother me. i think its cute

i wonder if my fb friends get p issed about my G rated bpic profile

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Honestly, I think this has less to do with being a parent/CF than it has to do with the way the OP looks at her FB profile. She looks at it as a description of WHO SHE IS beginning with a photograph of herself. I don't get when people post pics of their dogs or children or an inanimate object as their FB profile picture because that's not what you look like. No other reason. She wasn't dictating whether or not it's wrong or right, she's saying she doesn't get it. Neither do I for that matter. I'm always in my profile picture. I don't know why anybody's getting upset about this post. It's silly (and this is coming from someone who has AF and is extremely emotional and sensitive right now! ). And like the OP said, none of us ever, EVER go on the Parenting board and comment on your threads, so please, be respectful if you do decide to come over here.

And let's face it, you were a CF until a few months ago (wasn't every mother once childless?) so you "remember" what it's like much in the same way an adult remembers what it was like to be a teenager. You remember, but you don't really remember. But that's besides the point. The point is, no one really gives a crap what your FB picture is, but that doesn't mean they don't wonder.

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

Posted by jilliibabii

Honestly, I think this has less to do with being a parent/CF than it has to do with the way the OP looks at her FB profile. She looks at it as a description of WHO SHE IS beginning with a photograph of herself. I don't get when people post pics of their dogs or children or an inanimate object as their FB profile picture because that's not what you look like. No other reason. She wasn't dictating whether or not it's wrong or right, she's saying she doesn't get it. Neither do I for that matter. I'm always in my profile picture. I don't know why anybody's getting upset about this post. It's silly (and this is coming from someone who has AF and is extremely emotional and sensitive right now! ). And like the OP said, none of us ever, EVER go on the Parenting board and comment on your threads, so please, be respectful if you do decide to come over here.

And let's face it, you were a CF until a few months ago (wasn't every mother once childless?) so you "remember" what it's like much in the same way an adult remembers what it was like to be a teenager. You remember, but you don't really remember. But that's besides the point. The point is, no one really gives a crap what your FB picture is, but that doesn't mean they don't wonder.

Re: Does anyone else find it baffling/somewhat irritating when a parent uses their kids picture for their FB profile pic?

I'm usually more of a lurker but I have to say that as a parent whose facebook picture is a photo of my kid, I am not offended by this thread. In some respects I agree with the OP. Then again, I've also had a photo of my dog, or a photo of something else entirely as my picture. It may not be a photo of my face, but it is a representation of "me" in a greater sense and what I am going through at that time. If my facebook friends don't like it they can suckk it.

I do hate seeing CF posts go south because parents and CF posts start duking it out. I think anyone "crashing" another board should be more respectful, especially parents on the CF board of a website catering almost exclusively to parents and families with children, just as they should, and usually are, more respectful on the infertility board, miscarriage board, etc. I also think there should be a little more leeway on those boards because it can be a tough place to be, and sometimes people just need to vent to others in a similar position.