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When I went into labor last December, I posted the news on Facebook. It seemed the most efficient way to get the word out to people who had so kindly not bugged me too much in those weeks leading up to — and going past — my due date.
Plus, I knew I’d get all kinds of encouraging comments immediately after hitting “post.” I loved that comments also continued to trickle in throughout the day. Labor’s not so bad when you have wi-fi and loads of friends who like to waste time online.
So I was suprised when there was a mini-uproar over Kimora Lee Simmons twittering her labor. I think it’s funny when announcing pregnancies, labors and births on FB is characterized as something between tacky oversharing to blind self-absorbtion. Come on — FBs not much different than an email with a kajillion addresses in the cc’d box.
That said, I’m so with the creator of the website STFU, Parents [ht: Broadsheet]. Because some of life’s events should not be status-updated. For example: Continue reading »
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