Would you mind if your parents blogged about you?

This prompt reminds me of those Facebook parents who share every single story of their children with all their followers:

            “Little Timmy lost his first tooth! So proud of you!” *picture of his mouth with a hole*

“Little Timmy's first soccer game! So proud of you!” *picture of him in uniform with a soccer ball*

“Little Timmy broke his leg at the soccer game and is in the ICU! So proud of you!” *picture of his cast* *picture of his hospital bed*

The last one is an exaggeration, but it still holds up. I’ve always found those posts quite cringe, and luckily, my parents do too, so I’ve never had to worry about them becoming Facebook parents. I actually think they don’t make such posts because they’re worried about strangers taking our information and hacking us, but pfft, my point is still valid.

So yes, I would definitely mind if they randomly started blogging about me. That is the most embarrassing thing a parent could do. It’s even worse than short Facebook posts; a blog gives them way more space to share every little awkward detail.

I don’t really have any good story to go with this prompt, since my parents aren’t super active on social media. I guess the only thing somewhat related is messaging on WhatsApp. Oftentimes my parents will message family members or friends and talk about their children. For example, they send photos of the ‘first day back to school’ or videos of silly things that their children did. I don’t equate WhatsApp to a full-on blog since these messages mainly go to people that I know. I also approve of my parents sending that information to those specific people. However, a blog would make my stories get out to way more people, something I would not enjoy. Like, I wouldn’t appreciate my mom’s old college friend whom she hasn’t talked to in over 20 years learning about my daily activities and habits.

But I’m also thinking about who would actually read my parents’ blog posts. They aren’t that famous. Okay, they’re not famous at all. The only way people would actually find their posts is either if my parents share links with people, or if someone has a LOT of time on their hands and is going down a rabbit hole of obscure family blogs (even then it would take some digging). If no one was reading the posts, then it might be more bearable. But there is always the chance that someone stranger will stumble upon the blog and learn all about me. Creepy.

It might also depend on what they talk about in their posts. If my parents were to write only positive things about me, I feel like it might come off as bragging, which would be weird to me.  I don’t want to appear as a perfect person who never has any problems in life. That’s not me. Yet, if they just wrote negative things, it would still be weird. Do they not like me? Am I just a burden further overwhelming their busy lives?

After weighing the many pros and cons, I have come to the conclusion that my parents should not blog about me. This was a very tough decision to make (I hope you’re catching on that this is sarcasm). Honestly, they probably wouldn’t do it anyway because there is no benefit for them. They subscribe to the mentality that one shouldn’t waste time on silly things if there’s no reward, so thank goodness I’ll never have to worry about my parents sharing my secrets with the world.

I just realized, the prompt is about my parents blogging about me, but I’m the one who’s now blogging about my parents.

AHHHHHH!