The reason we went private

So, if you are reading this, you have been invited by email to continue reading this blog (and likely the accompanying picture blog). The change came suddenly and, like most things, might seem like it appeared out of the blue. Which it did, mostly.

I had always thought about the fact that there were questionable folk about, especially since we heard some as yet unconfirmed rumours that one of our ex-friends had been convicted of possession and accessing child porn, but always felt that there had to be more people I wanted to share my life with than I wanted to avoid. I was, and likely remain, too open and honest about my whereabouts, the names and ages of my children, my place of employment and so on. It all adds up to alot of information when it all Googles together.

I attended a conference on Thursday where I saw a presentation about the dangers of being online and how sick some people really were. How they could take random children's photos off the internet and Photoshop them for their own purposes. How they could add illicit details and gory horrific ideas and it was suddenly the tipping point.

Call me paranoid, but if I feel like I have *some* control over who sees the girls and how they're doing, I feel a measure better. I dont want to restrict my friends or family rfom sharing the joy of seeing the girls grow up and as such, if there is anyone out there that I know that has not yet recieved an invitation to the blogs (I had to make some random guesses among friends who still read the blogs and who was interested in being in touch) please email me and let me know what email address you would like the invite sent to and I will add you.

I agree that it is a pain and perhaps a stop gap measure for those who are really determined will find a way no matter what little things we can try but I have to at least try. Now that I have migrated the account to the Beta, there are all sorts of glitches and I hope that you remain with me through this next phase of blogging.