This may seem a bit of a strange post given the nature of our work. I mean the whole blog started because of our children and they all make regular appearances on these pages and on our social media channels. It was kind of a given that they would.

However, there is still a part of me that isn’t sure about sharing images of the girls and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

Even before Rock My Family began I had been sharing images on my own social media. I’m not that big on Facebook (I mean as in using it, not my number of friends!) but would regularly post pictures of the girls or little albums of things like our holidays. I figured that it was a nice way to share the pictures with my family and yes, in truth, be proud of what gorgeous little girlies they are. After all, every parent likes to celebrate their child’s achievements and those special little moments.

Then there is Instagram. I was a bit late to the party on this one and joined well after Molly and Alice were born. It was set up to share my cake creations and so needed to be public rather than private. I originally avoided posting pictures of the girls mainly because I knew anyone could find them. Then the nature of this job meant I wanted to start sharing their snaps, even before Rock My Family began. Social media is a large part of Rock My Family and an important way of our readers knowing the team.

Finally, when Rock My Family began I knew their little faces would be all over the world wide web and so it seemed silly to be worried about the Instagram effect. I was proud to share their stories with you all and I know most of the team feel the same. I do find it quite odd still when teachers or friends chat about our posts and I suddenly realise all these people are following every aspect of our lives. Scary stuff.

My husband on the other hand is completely in the other camp. He HATES social media and really doesn’t agree with me posting pictures, not just of the girls, but of any part of our life. I’m not quite sure he gets what my job is about! Nor that even he appears on these pages more regularly than he knows.

There are obvious safety concerns for a lot of parents and then there is the whole issue of is it boasting, or is it creating a false world so to speak? I know a lot of Instagram accounts are built purely on images of their kids and are super popular for it but I don’t think I would feel right with a feed that is purely my children’s faces. The images the team share in their personal feeds are all snippets of real life – those little moments, the trips to the park or messy ice cream faces.

I suppose in truth I’m not too bothered about having the girl’s faces out there for all to see. Maybe I should be more concerned. As usual we’d love to hear your thoughts on the matter.