by Brandi Riley posted in Pregnancy

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a picture of my infant son on Instagram. His balled fists and intense brooding look reminded me of a teeny little boxer. As the likes and comments started rolling in, I received an private message from one of my friends. She told me she saw my picture and she didn't want to be "that mom" but the chest clip on his carseat was a little low.
What my friend didn't know is that we weren't actually in the car. He was in his car seat because I was pushing him in his stroller. That doesn't matter, though. She saw a safety issue and she reached out to me. Can you guess how I responded"
I thanked her.
Yup. I was so grateful that she thought enough of me to send a message. I didn't tell her he wasn't in the car or try to explain why his clip was so low. I wasn't offended that she would dare tell me what to do with my child. She was right. His chest clip was positioned incorrectly. I took her advice, moved it up, and am much more aware of its placement now. When I had my daughter eight years ago, Instagram didn't exist. Smart phones were new. While I did share a lot of pictures of my daughter, most of them were uploaded from my camera and were rarely in the moment. Social media and technology has changed so much, and now we're sharing our parenting journey in real time. The benefit of that is having a timeline of important family events and memories without having to do a lot of work to track the...