I have a blog about my kids, mostly for my family and friends who don't live nearby, but also because I wanted to have some kind of journaling for them when they got older. Most of my family and friends comment infrequently but now I have this blogger, who claims to be a teen-ager from India which seems likely (she's been blogging for more than a year and I see from her links I'm not the only person she's attached herself to), but she posts ALL the time and sometimes demands I post more pics and videos of my kids.
I feel kind of torn. I'm thinking maybe I'll just take it down, but then I know I won't journal regularly without a blog and won't have a detailed record of my kid's first couple of years.
I was mostly just ignoring the posts, but a friend of mine noted she thought it was creepy and I'm thinking it is too. I wouldn't mind so much if my kids weren't involved.
Any ideas. Is one annoyance enough to take it off?
2007-03-21 11:04:23 · 18 answers · asked by Christine I 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
This is definitely something to deal with right away. If you have a bad feeling about this than it's time to check out your options. I understand you don't want to lose information you have on the site, so I would first see if you can limit who views the page... maybe a "Friends" only option, something like that. If there isn't an option like that, you can probably copy and paste the info you have on the site and save it in a word document , then later you can transfer it onto another new site. Re save any pictures you may not have copies of and start fresh. There are a ton of websites that offer free blogging so I am sure you can find a new site to use. It is a pain in the neck but it is totally worth it.... you will feel better about the situation. *Make sure any new blog site you use has an Invite for friends or restricted access to the public, just to avoid further problems with this person......
Good luck, I really hope everything works out.
2007-03-21 15:00:22 · answer #1 · answered by Somanyquestions,solittletime 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your friend, this is beyond creepy. You should either password protect the blog so only your friends and family can get access to your journal and pictures, or take it down.
There is a very high chance that this person is not a teenager in India, but is most likely a stalker that could live only a few houses from you.
If making it private doesnt help, and this "teenager" gets access again; take it down, you are risking your own safety as well as the safety of your children.
Why would a teenage girl be demanding more pics and videos of your kids?
She wouldn't, but a child molester would.
I wish you and your children the best.
2007-03-21 11:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Sue F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you know "she" is really a "she" and not a he that is a complete perv? (not that a she couldn't be a perv) I wouldn't risk it at all. Too many crazy weird child molesting adbuctors in this world to put your kids out there like that. I realize you created the blog for your friends and family and I don't want you to think I am accussing you of putting your kids "out there" but now that some weirdo has attached themselves it's time to remove it. Maybe you can create a new one and block the general public from viewing. I don't really know enough about it but I would not risk my children possibly being in harms way. Good Luck
2007-03-21 15:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by proud2btysmom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't your blog have an option to shut out everyone or just let certain people in to your page? I know only my family has the ability to see my blog!
I know this person is saying she is a teenage female BUT< It sounds to me that you have a child seeker attached to your blogg. The fact that the blog "she" writes from has been there a year could just mean she has been seeking out children and parents for a year.
I'd say for your childrens sake you should get rid of her any way you can!
Love is always the answer! Pandora
2007-03-21 11:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by Pandora R 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
TAKE IT OFF RIGHT AWAY! This is NOT a teenage girl if she's so obsessed with young kids. She could be a predator, or she might be some perverted old man. Take the blog down, and don't put pictures of your kids on the internet. You're putting them in danger. If you want a record of your kid's childhood, keep a Word document titled "Family Blog" and e-mail it weekly to distant family.
Good luck, and stay safe!
2007-03-21 11:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by ~S~ is for Stephanie! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here's the deal. You are assuming that this person is female. You are assuming this person is from India. From my point of view, you 've made one too many assumptions. How do you not know that this person is not in a nearby county waiting, gathering all of this valuable person information and for the right opportunity to do something to you and your kids. For goodness sake, use your better judgement put your ego aside and your kids' safety first. Remove it, rename it or make it private and only you can send it out to a private email list. You can continue to maintain a detailed record of your kid's first couple of years but do so privately!! Not everything
needs to be shared with the public!! If something happened to your children as a result of this...I scarcely doubt you could ever forgive yourself.
2007-03-21 11:15:47 · answer #6 · answered by punchie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, your question is the exact reason why I won't put up any personal info or let anyone contact me or my family on the internet. It is scarry your friend is right.
On the other hand isn't it too bad that we have to think like this.
When I was a kid we used to go out, leave the house door unlocked, never think twice about it. Now you can't even go and pay for gas without locking the car door what a world it has become!?!?!?!
2007-03-21 11:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by sneetcher 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you find another site or create your own site that can be more secure. Something that requires you and your family to use a password. And you should change the password often. There are so many crazy people out here who want harm children. Unfortunately I don't have any info on this type of site. Sorry but good Luck to you
2007-03-21 11:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by Jade 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where this blog is. I know if you have MSN Spaces you can set it that only people on MSN Messenger can see your blogs or your MSN Space. If it is on Yahoo 360 then you can set it to friends of friends then only those people can view or see your Yahoo 360 page or the blogs on Yahoo 360. But I don't know what to do with those other blog places on the net. I hope that might help you with this person bugging you on the blogs.
2007-03-21 11:09:52 · answer #9 · answered by Josh D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats more than an annoyance, it's creepy and potentially dangerous. For all you know, she could be printing those pictures of your children off and posting them who knows where. And i doubt she's a teenager in India... pedophile in your hometown is more like it. Your blog should be set at private only. I am paranoid about this myself, and I refuse to post pictures of my children or nieces or nephews online.
2007-03-21 11:32:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋