My husband and I have frequent talks about how we can protect our kids from the dangers of technology, including the Internet. We want to make sure that they don’t become victims of any pedophiles or other predators that are out there, or come across images or text that would harm them.
While we do put some pictures of them on Facebook, we use the full security controls to ensure that only the friends and family that we want to have access to the photos of our kids can see them. Of course, these are wholesome images of them doing things that they love, such as sports, catching fireflies, eating pizza, etc. That is why it just floors me to learn of a mother who intentionally posed her daughter in the nude online.
Was she evil or just clueless? Because the details of the story are sparse (hopefully to protect the child) it is hard to form an opinion. The only thing that we know is that the child was a ten-year-old girl from Massachusetts, and the mom was trying to get modeling work for her. The mom has been charged with misdemeanor assault under a plea deal, which means that the original charges were much more serious.
Something about this just doesn’t seem right. Why would you ever pose your daughter in the nude for modeling work, especially one as young as ten years old? What kind of message are you sending in your home when you do this?
Then there is the idea of posting an image on the Internet. Some people don’t realize that once an image is up there, it can stay up there forever. Others are just starting to understand this as a result of the consequences that they find themselves facing.
Think of the Internet as an extension of your home. Would you leave your doors wide open to let strangers come in any time that they want, to peek into your home and have full access to your kids? Maybe someone can explain to me what this mom was thinking.
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