maybe she was trying for the sympathy “like” to try and make herself feel better

Maybe it would be a better idea if she didn’t post pictures of her children online at all. They have no say of the digital footprint that she is creating on their behalf. And then inadvertently being judged by ‘likes’.

If she is going to be upset amount comments or lack of, she shouldn’t be posting photos. When the children are old enough they may not be happy that their Mum has been making their photos public. She either hasn’t thought about that or doesn’t care.

I have an instagram account for my dogs adventures and a bit of fun. I know one dog gets more likes and comments than the other. It’s interesting from a statistic perspective but I could only imagine the pressure on teens and children from the social realm validation. If anyone is interested in two aussie Pomeranians take a look @poms_squared

This is sad! Needing likes from strangers for yourself and your children is just sad! Validation and approval is not needed from other people. Unfortunately this is the unpleasant side of social media. Children are more valuable than likes on social media!

How pathetic that a person needs others approval.

I use to follow a yoga mum that occasionally posted pics with her kids, more so the daughter than the son. She even specifically asked people to like and comment on the most recent post with him in it because he didn’t get as much Insta love as her daughter.
I was sad for her son, not because he didn’t get “liked” as much but because his value was already being determined by social media likes at 7.

Oh my gosh. Why do people feel the need to base their lives around how many likes a photo or a status gets? Don’t worry about it!

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 25 Nov 2018 , 6:02 am

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  I agree with you! Just don’t understand the need and craving for approval and really why do people care so much? The psychology behind it is so very interesting,

Just another pressure added to today youths! I can’t believe this Mum focused so much on such a irrelevant detail! It does not matter how many likes our children’s pictures get, it makes me happier knowing that these photos of my children will always be available even after I’m gone when I post them. There is no comparison needed at all.

Because it’s all about how popular you are these days and how many IG likes you get ????????‍♀️. People need to be ok with not being everyone’s cup of tea – not that her adorable little boy wouldn’t be. But surely there are more important things in life?

She Sees things from a statistical point of view,
When I post a picture on facebook, I look to how many likes it has as well.
We all like to be liked.
The dangerous thing is when we depend our self esteem on the likes or dislikes of others. And concerning when we communicate this to our children.
Hope she can show her gorgeous boy how much loved and liked he is.

I think that children should not be used in this way. Maybe he may worry about the likes and comments later in life . For now I am sure he has more important things to worry about.

She’s doing what she thinks is best for her family and I don’t think there is any value in attacking her for what she wrote.

She shouldn’t have her children on any social media, and if her followers had any sense they’d Unfollow her.

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  • • cherz replied
    • 22 Nov 2018 , 7:26 pm

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  I agree it’s her social media ..leave the children out of any of that stuff.

Lady have facebook, snap chat, twitter, instagram what ever you like ‘For Your Self’ but keep the children OUT of them.

I think she should be more concerned about her child’s safety and what their wishes would be when they are older, will they have wanted this public life thrust on them? It seems unfair.

That read to me like she’s been keeping count which sounds really unhealthy. In all honesty if I were her son I wouldn’t be caring about the likes, I’d be wondering why the hell she thought she had to right to publicise my life in the way she’s done. It’s almost as if she wrote that whole post just to get a bunch of likes on it – almost as if it’s more about her ego than his.

I wonder why though? Although at his age he shouldn’t be fussed about Fb and neither should his mother!

I can’t see she’s said much wrong here. It’s statistics she’s using, and photos of this son just don’t get the likes and comments her other kids do. Sure it might upset the kid later down the track, bug I think he should see it for how irrelevant it really is

Don’t use your kids as your business then! This is just sad.