Why do people find the need to post everything about their lives?

[Anonymous]

One thing I have noticed is that people with really little kids post a ton of photos of them and while it’s not super interesting to me it makes me remember how when my kids were doing all their firsts it was pretty magical to see.

Basically I like all Instagram posts from my friends. When they have a photo they share, it means they’re excited about it and I’m happy for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I usually post a few weekend pics of my preschool aged kids, and milestone pics like first days. I keep my friend list pretty low around 80 so I don’t think it’s for “attention”. I love looking back through the posts to be amazed at the cool things I’ve already forgotten about and that seer that we’ve actually accomplished a lot. I also hope my kids go through it someday and have great memories. Parenting goes by fast! The grandparents/family live away and abroad so it means a lot to them. I certainly would not be offended for anyone to unfollow me! I love seeing other parents posts because parenting can be isolating and also I get great ideas. I avoid embarrassing or “bad day” pics due to kid consent issues and I just accept that everything we see on Facebook is rose colored and not necessarily real life.

Oh yes it is so much easier to find stuff if you have posted it to Instagram! I often regret not posting important things that happened a few years ago because it’s hard to dig through tens of thousands of worthless to find them.

We do this but with a shared album on a private photo app. We have invited just family/very close friends to follow (< 20). There are many reasons why I don't think Facebook is the right app to chronicle my child's life.