Social Media; Friend or Foe?

In the past I have talked of my #instagreeneyedmonster but social media really is a massive part of our every day lives. Friend or foe? Facebook or Stalkerbook? I am the worlds worst for being glued to my phone and when I take a moment to realise what I'm doing I piss myself off.

My 4 year old knows all the passwords to the iPad and iPhones in our house. He knows how to work them with little help or instruction. He can easily go on the iPad, load up Netflix and stick himself a movie on.  He managed to find Walking with Dinosaurs with zero help.  It's scary.

In recent weeks I have had a few social media faux pars.  I am adamant that anyone reading this can relate to at least one of them... if not, are you living under a rock?!

1) Snapchat.
We have nothing to hide in this house, Olly is allowed to play on the iPad - educational games, fun games, learning apps, YouTube and Netflix. He also likes Facetiming family and friends. A few weeks ago I was getting changed on the landing at home. "Mummy, can I just play on blaze please" (Blaze and the Monster Machines, a new educational programme on Nick Junior.  Naturally they release an App at the same time which costs a small fortune) "Yes, sit on the bed with it" is my respond. Next, as I am bending forward in the most unflattering position... bum in the air, changing my underwear, I hear the infamous "click" which anyone with an iPhone knows it's the camera button. 
Now for his birthday he had a Vtec FunCam almost like a kids Go Pro. Olly is obsessed with taking pictures.
Me "Don't take pictures of mummy whilst she's getting changed Ol"
Olly "I got your bum momma"
Me "Give me the phone, you're not playing with it anymore"
I remove phone from his hands and look at the screen.... MORTIFIED.... IT'S ON SNAPCHAT.
I go to the feed and he has sent the picture. Of my bum. As I am getting changed.
Cue sweaty palm, nervous breathing, cherry head, veins pulsing. Who the bloody hell has he sent the picture to?
Luckily he has sent it to my niece and not posted it as my "Snapchat story" however my niece is 13, hangs around with a large group of girls, all of whom attend my cheerleading academy. Last thing I want is them seeing a picture of my arse and no doubt an unflattering one at that.
Out goes the danger text "MINI... OLLY HAS SENT YOU A SNAPCHAT OF MY BUM. DO NOT OPEN IT IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS!"
Then I wait and pray she reads the text before opening the Snapchat. FML.

2) (accidental) Facebook profile picture update.
This is still a standing joke in my family, my sisters particularly - pair of cow bags.  Who ever invented the screen shot needs hanging...
I am 6 months post baby and 12 weeks after Nancy was born I began doing my own "healthy eating" plan before my husband treated me to a Nutritionist and I started Insanity.  My nutritionist told me to take a picture in my underwear when I started my plan as my "before" picture. I then took another picture in my underwear when I lost a stone on plan. Then I put the 2 images side by side to check comparisons.  Sarah my nutritionist emailed me about a week ago asking if I would go on their website when I reached my goal with a testimonial and a before and after picture. At the time of her email I was breast feeding Nancy and also on Facebook selecting a new profile picture.  After reading her email I decided to take a moment to reflect on my pictures. Do I really want to put it on the internet for everyone to see? I should be proud of my weight loss but the first picture is bloody awful in the most unflattering nursing bra and granny pants.  At this point due to multitasking poorly, I didn't realise the pictures I was looking at were actually connected to my Facebook profile. Nancy finishes feeding so I discard my phone to one side and sit her up and go about by business.
Approximately 10 minutes later I get a phone call from my sister. "hey up, you alright" she says followed by more small talk. After a few exchanges of conversation she chirps in "did you mean to put a picture of yourself on Facebook in your underwear?"
NOOOOOOOOO!!!! MORTIFIED.... AGAIN!!!!!!
I hang up the phone as fast as I can, open the App and there I am. For all 800 odd facebook friends including work colleagues, family, inlaws, parents of my cheer academy, students of my cheer academy, every man and his bloody dog to see... DELETE, DELETE, DELLLLEEETTTTEEEEE!!!!
I call her back, she continues to say it's been there for 8 minutes or so. She thought I knew, it wasn't until she spoke to my other sister about it that they decided, perhaps, just perhaps it wasn't intentional and someone should maybe call me??????
I may as well do the before and after for MacNutrition now as it seems everyone has a screen shot of it anyway... Still crying and dying a little bit on the inside!

3. Facebook stalking.
All girls have a nemesis, regardless of their age, and friends (lesson learnt above) screenshot things and send them to their friends for discussion and analysis. I am sure I have fallen victim to this and being a culprit many times over.  Fortunately for me I have never made this error (or so I think) The Facebook Stalk/Friend Request. 
It still amazes me how many people have their Facebook as a public setting especially those that have children or work with children.  A girl I used to work with had an ongoing feud with another girl I knew, I was a mutual friend, fortunate enough to never get dragged in to their dislike.  The girl I used to work with one day said her nemesis had "requested her" as a friend on Facebook. We were both more than aware this was probably not the case, well not on purpose anyway.  So I sent a little message, asking if she was aware of the friend request. Similar to my reaction above, she was not. She was also massively pissed off at both being caught stalking and her stupidity.  If you're going to stalk people; approach with caution!

4. Unintentional Insta-Love
Again, open profiles. This I have fallen victim too. Having a browse, one insta account accidently/non-accidentally leads to another and before long your on your sisters, friends, brothers, wives, exes, girlfriends profile.
All apple users know that a double tap to the screen with looking at images, emails etc. magnifies things. We also know a double tap on instagram means you "love" said picture.  If you are not on top of your A-Game or sleep deprived you can end up getting yourself in to a world of trouble.  Or of course if you show your parents something and their eyesight leaves a little to be desired... They help themselves to a cheeky double tap un be known to you and before you know it you are sharing unintentional insta-love.

SOCIAL MEDIA. APPROACH WITH CAUTION. OR BE CAREFUL WHO YOU LET LOOSE WITH YOUR PHONES AND TABLETS!!!!