Why do people post only their kids’ first initial?

[Anonymous]

Probably 30% of my Facebook friends only post their kid’s first initial when talking abt them (“L ate a slice of pizza”). I always use my kids’ names just because it wouldn’t occur to me not to. For people who do this, is it a privacy thing? Or is it just a cuteness/simplicity thing?

[Anonymous]

Because they are tired.

[Anonymous]

Privacy

[Anonymous]

It's privacy. Isn't that funny. I mean, first of all, why do you not want friends of yours to know your kid's name. But secondly, do you really think Facebook doesn't know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Privacy

How much privacy do you gain when you post a picture of your kid’s face but say K instead of Kate?

[Anonymous]

I think people think they're being cool. Like the people who sign work emails with their initials.

[Anonymous]

People in casual handwritten correspondence have done this through out history. It’s nothing new.

[Anonymous]

I don’t want to type out the whole name via tapping on my phone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they are tired.

Yes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People in casual handwritten correspondence have done this through out history. It’s nothing new.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's privacy. Isn't that funny. I mean, first of all, why do you not want friends of yours to know your kid's name. But secondly, do you really think Facebook doesn't know?

It's privacy but it's doesn't work because they will post "K got on the honors list!" and there is always someone who responds "Great job Kathleen!"

[Anonymous]

So glad I got off facebook before it became 90% 40 year old moms and their moms.

[Anonymous]

It’s faster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they are tired.

Yes!

so this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to type out the whole name via tapping on my phone

Yep. For me it’s a nod to privacy, but mostly because my kid has a “foreign” first name that always gets autocorrected, so I just type A.