It has come to my attention lately that anyone can see what you put up on the internet. Like in a blog, for example. I am torn because I want people to read what I write, but I don't want the attention of creepy stalkers or pedophiles viewing photos of my sweet baby girl. I really don't want to unintentionally feed that sick, disgusting shit. So, what to do?
One thing I could do would be to clamp it down. No more photos of Arli and no more personal posts. But then, what is the point of even having a blog or a Facebook page, if not to share a little bit about who I am?
I am naive, I guess, to some of the more nefarious activities that the internet is used for. My mind just doesn't go there, and I don't spend much time thinking about what nasty things could be going on. Sex, and specifically child pornography, is a massive part of internet usage. I don't really know how massive, and I don't really want to. I don't want to be complacent about it, but a healthy amount of denial (is there such a thing?) keeps my mind from wandering to dark, scary places.
It is great that I can look up names of my long lost childhood friends and find out where they live, where they have lived, if they are married or not, what their phone number or email is. It is also kind of unsettling to know that someone can put my name into a database and find out personal details about me. It makes me feel so exposed and vulnerable.
I feel like I can take care of myself, more or less, but I absolutely don't want to make my daughter prey to some sick jerk. I have a responsibility to keep her safe. I don't think I will completely ban all photos of her (she is so cute and she has a fan base, after all) but I am going to be a lot more mindful of what I share about her. You just never know who's watching, and in that way the internet totally creeps me out.
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