Do you get angry if someone is filming their kid

[Anonymous]

I try really hard to get pics of my kid without strange kids in the shot. And if one does make it in and the face is visible, I don't post it on social media.

I take occasional pics because I want to remember these days with my kid, and we only do formal pics once a year for school pics. She's growing up so fast!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You know, some of us have spouses who are in the military and absolutely love seeing videos or pictures of their kids at the playground. I'm sorry you can't have any empathy for someone who may be recording a moment on a phone. Scrolling through the internet instead of watching your child behave badly at the park and filming your kid are not the same thing, so chill out a bit. Also, you have no idea what the person scrolling the internet is doing. Perhaps they're trying to find a mental health professional to help them or researching chemo options for their parents. Seriously, the level of anger you have at people you don't know is not healthy. Try taking a deep breath next time and acknowledging that you have no idea why someone is doing something that you wouldn't do and remembering that it doesn't affect you and perhaps they're going through something. Just try it.

pot, meet kettle. lol. i'm sure all of these parents taking nonstop pictures of their kids on the playground, interrupting their kid's play, are doing it so their military spouse won't forget what their child looks like. most common reason for sure.

[Anonymous]

Is it just me or is this kind of a creepy post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You never take any pictures or videos of your kids playing? Ever?

[Anonymous]

Only a psycho would get angry about something like this. And I never post photos of my kid online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You know, some of us have spouses who are in the military and absolutely love seeing videos or pictures of their kids at the playground. I'm sorry you can't have any empathy for someone who may be recording a moment on a phone. Scrolling through the internet instead of watching your child behave badly at the park and filming your kid are not the same thing, so chill out a bit. Also, you have no idea what the person scrolling the internet is doing. Perhaps they're trying to find a mental health professional to help them or researching chemo options for their parents. Seriously, the level of anger you have at people you don't know is not healthy. Try taking a deep breath next time and acknowledging that you have no idea why someone is doing something that you wouldn't do and remembering that it doesn't affect you and perhaps they're going through something. Just try it.

pot, meet kettle. lol. i'm sure all of these parents taking nonstop pictures of their kids on the playground, interrupting their kid's play, are doing it so their military spouse won't forget what their child looks like. most common reason for sure.

I don't have a deployed spouse and I do this all the time. I love photographing my kids. I love especially more than anything video of them at younger ages. To recapture their smiles and laughs and language skills at different ages. To revisit them in time. Because they change so enormously and so quickly. I play with them a lot but I am also frequently pulling out my phone to snap a quick video or picture.

Of all the things wrong in the world I've never understood people's issue with this. I AM being present. I am enjoying my time with them. I just take a few moments here and there to capture the moment for my walls and for my late night reminiscing on their lives. A parent loving their kids and wanting to remember their every phase seems like a pretty lame thing to turn into a scrooge about honestly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a public place (park) and your kid is in the shot?

Tough if they get upset. No expectation of privacy for adults or children in a public place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You are the douchebag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get angry but I don’t like it.

Then stay home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get angry but I don’t like it.

Then stay home.

Why? Because I don’t like something? Seriously, PP, you must live a charmed life (or be a functional idiot) if everything outside your home delights you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You never take any pictures or videos of your kids playing? Ever?

Of course I have some. But the phone epidemic at playgrounds is just tragic. Mostly photos. What is the point of filming your child at the playground? I’m assuming not everyone’s spouse is deployed. If you’re filming to post on social media, just put that thing away and engage with your child. Seriously, it’s a sickness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You never take any pictures or videos of your kids playing? Ever?

Of course I have some. But the phone epidemic at playgrounds is just tragic. Mostly photos. What is the point of filming your child at the playground? I’m assuming not everyone’s spouse is deployed. If you’re filming to post on social media, just put that thing away and engage with your child. Seriously, it’s a sickness.

I film so I'll be able to watch it in 5 years and remember what they were like then. I don't have a very good memory for things like that and want to have them.

Mind your own business! Why does it matter to you what I'm doing? I play with them a lot as well.

[Anonymous]

Not unless I feel that there is prurient intent, which so far in 14 years of parenting has never happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You know, some of us have spouses who are in the military and absolutely love seeing videos or pictures of their kids at the playground. I'm sorry you can't have any empathy for someone who may be recording a moment on a phone. Scrolling through the internet instead of watching your child behave badly at the park and filming your kid are not the same thing, so chill out a bit. Also, you have no idea what the person scrolling the internet is doing. Perhaps they're trying to find a mental health professional to help them or researching chemo options for their parents. Seriously, the level of anger you have at people you don't know is not healthy. Try taking a deep breath next time and acknowledging that you have no idea why someone is doing something that you wouldn't do and remembering that it doesn't affect you and perhaps they're going through something. Just try it.

I know why they are doing it. Phone addiction. It’s rude and terrible for your kid. And I don’t think the phone needs to be out 24/7 in your hand to get 15 seconds of video for a deployed spouse. And research stuff on your phone when your kid is not around. Like at night. Some of us don’t use playground time or other time with our kids as a phone research opportunity.

No, actually you don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just hate people who can’t put their GD phones away around their kids. Just enjoy the playground, douchebag.

You never take any pictures or videos of your kids playing? Ever?

Of course I have some. But the phone epidemic at playgrounds is just tragic. Mostly photos. What is the point of filming your child at the playground? I’m assuming not everyone’s spouse is deployed. If you’re filming to post on social media, just put that thing away and engage with your child. Seriously, it’s a sickness.

I wouldn’t be surprised if you angrily typed this while your kids are on a playground.