It is a situation that appears to be becoming more and more familiar to us in the digitally overshared world, you scroll through your feed and come across a perfectly maintained and a little humiliating status- update that was posted by your own mother or father. Parental pride and the publicity have never been so close before due to the simplicity of blogging and social media, It is not only about the possibility of our parents blogging about us, but rather about whether or not they should or whether or not we would mind.
To most people, the first response is to say yes, The loss of narrative control is the main problem. As adults, or even teenagers, we are carefully creating our own images, editing what the world perceives of our achievements, and, most importantly, our tribulations. Whenever a parent writes about us, he or she is prone to insert their own story which is usually the phase of a cute kid, the embarrassing story at high school. Or even something so personal that the parent sees right in front him, Although this may be a loving parental lens, it may seem to be an intrusion on our self-authorship.
Besides, there is the direct issue of privacy and professional influence. A parent may tell an innocently story about a mental health struggle or a disastrous, Breakup and not understand that this information will be permanently searchable and visible to future employers, landlords or partners. What seems to be a simple anecdote in a small blog setting may have significant real-life effects, leaving a trace of digital footprint that we did not agree to leave.
Nevertheless, the truth is not necessarily bad. Even a good parental blog may, at times, be a source of history and bond. A blog centered on collective family values, family history or funny, anonymized daily life may be adorable and even reassuring. There are two factors to which the level of acceptance is usually reduced and they include anonymity and consent.
In case one of the parents writes a blog with friction, ensures no boundaries are crossed (by not writing on sensitive matters such as health or relationships), and also ensures that the child would always give consent before anything is posted that would be considered personal, the arrangement would be successful. The problem is that the parent considers the blog to be their personal diary forgetting that the child is a separate human being and has his or her right to privacy.
Finally, the very idea of parental blogging makes it clear that there is a serious lesson of the digital age. Sharing digitally is a family conversation, not an individual choice. Parents should consider the lives of their children, as a personal property to prevent the occurrence of resentment and broken trust. And they have to seek express permission before they use them in the public content, the loving blog must never be used to demean the autonomy of the child.
