Your kids, family and FB

Im curious if I'm overreacting or justified with this. I send my aunts and some other family pics of DD because they live out of town and don't get to see her. I noticed lately that if Isend some they wind up on FB. I don't post these myself. And they are my pics. Now. Don't know what their account settings are but I don't know if the public can see my DD in a diaper and hat that was only intended for family viewing. I plan on saying something but I feel like my baby is out for public consumption and they don't realize this. Any one else have to deal with family saying pics on FB with people you don't know ?

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I don't have facebook, but I've asked my siblings to not post my kid's pictures on FB. If they do, they make the private.

If I were you, I'd ask your family members if they would please keep them private because you don't want your child's picture on the internet for security reasons. If they don't comply, don't send them any more pictures.

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I have this problem with my mom. I post pics of my son but my settings are private so only my friends and family can see it. She goes and shares my pics and then her friends who I don't know can see pics of my DS. I have already addressed this to her several times and she thinks its funny. So I told her that if she kept doing it I was going to delete her lol. It's mean but I don't want people I don't know looking at pics of my DS She got the message

Your kids, family and FB

I am with you! But we are definitely in the minority. I had an arguement with my SIL for posting over 100 pics of my DD to facebook while I was still in the hospital. Luckily everyone now understands our feelings and is respecting them. I regularly text pictures of her to everyone so it's not like they don't get to see her.

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I very very VERY rarely post my kids pictures anywhere online (expect Shutterfly)

I think you are 100% justified and I would (and have) ask those people to take the pics down, and NOT to post pics of your children on FB.

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yes, you are totally justified and have every right to ask them not to share your child's pics. My mil & sil used to always share my pics to their own fb wall without asking me so I have since blocked them from my albums. They are not lacking in pics of the kids though bc they hold a photoshoot with each visit.

Your kids, family and FB

My family and my BFF post pictures of DS on facebook on a regular basis. It's pictures they take when they come over and then they tag me and DH in them. I don't have a problem with it at all, I know their pages are private. If the page wasn't private I may think differently though.

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My mom does this! She also some how copies then posts so they look like crap. Its so annoying!

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You can tell if someone has a public, private, friends of friends, or friends only page/post. Just hover over the circle on the bottom of the post. My mom used to share all my pictures, and her page was public. She had NO idea her setting was like that, so I had to tell her to make it private to friends only. I don't have an issue with sharing as long as it's a private, friends only, page.

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I have made it VERY clear that we will be tagged in EVERY SINGLE pic of my children that goes on FB. That way I can decide if it comes down or not. I have taken some down. Some things are just for us.

Once someone "shared' a pic and I ripped them a new one. Not ok without permission.

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When you send her the email, I would just put a small not saying "Hi Aunt ____we would appreciate if you don't put these pictures on FB, Hope you understand and hope enjoy the pictures!"

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I recently have been having issues with this with my SIL. I'll text my husband a picture and then find it on her Facebook. It's frustrating because she has lots of random "friends" and I don't like that they can see my kids.

Your kids, family and FB

My MIL does the same thing and it drives me crazy.

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I have an ongoing rule with all family members - I do not want pics of my family posted on the internet - EVER.

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I sent out a FD message to everyone when DS was first born asking not to post ANY pics of him until I was ready. His first pics on FB were from his baptism (at 3 months).
any pics I post of him are in a private album. Any pics anyone else posts are also private. SIL asked if she could make a pic with him her profile pic and i said no. DH and I also don't use pics with DS in it as profile pics. DH has a family photo as his cover but that's about it.

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