Do You Have a Profile Picture on Here?

I put up a pic because I like those I converse with to see what I look like - and I like to see what others look like. Most Moms on here do NOT have pics up and it makes me wonder that it must be more than a privacy thing, because most these Moms have a facebook account.

Maybe some of the Moms don't want to be made fun of because of their appearance - which is extremely juvenile, but I've had Moms insult me on my appearances simply because they didn't have a real argument or factual base to debate about - so they moved on to my appearance. Shows you some things about a person!!

I've been a web designer for years and I've learned that the internet is an archive of EVERYTHING you put out there. Just because you deleted/closed an account doesn't mean someone won't find it. I've always been a very private person so this freaks me out. And yes, I do get a little paranoid especially now that I have two LOs and had to deal with a stalker type person =)

I love this site! But, I am very circumspect about photos on the internet of me and of my child. I do lots of social networking, but use the highest privacy settings and have a strict, no "friending" unless we've met in person and actually know one another policy.

I realize that may come off the wrong way to some and may even make me miss out on closer connections with great people, but it's all in the name of safety!

i am just too laid back, i suppose. i've got pics spattered all over the internet, of me and the kids. i just can't live in fear, although i suppose a bit more caution wouldn't be a bad thing<G>.
meg's pic has long been my favorite (although i love yours too, R..)
ellis, you crack me up!
:) khairete
S.

I have a picture of my kids. It's my favorite picture of all time. You can see genuine happiness in thier eyes. I'm not worried about thier privacy or having them online. I want the whole world to see my beauties! In fact, maybe they will get discovered and make mamma rich! ;)
I wouldn't do that on FB, because I am not my children. It aggravates me when an old highschool classmate will request me, with a new married name and a picture of her kid as her pic. SO, I have no idea who she is until I go to her page and poke around. They are a huge part of who I am, but not the whole thing. On here, it's differant, since it's all moms and all about our kids.

i have a picture on my profile, because i love people to see us. i'm not scared of people stealing hte pictures or anything like that. i'm very proud of my family, and i figure you might as well see who is talking. it also keeps me a little grounded, because if you know what i look like, well you could pick me out in a crowd,and if i was rude to you online, you could call me out, lol. but i'm probably the only one that thinks of that, lol.

I have one and I love it. I get so many PM's about how adorable it is. That day my guy wouldnt smile for anyone!! It doesn't really bother me when other people don't have pictures. Sure I want to put a face to their posts but oh well. If they don't want to show us, I'm over it.
***thanks!! I certainly love it! It was one of those hey look and smile kind of pictures. Clearly O didn't want to.

I do now, just never got around to it.

Mine is a far away shot and it is of my daughter and I visiting warm AZ looking at glass art. So everything I am about (warm AZ, even though I live in WI, my daughter and art)... :)

I am a private person, to a certian point BUT if you met me on the street I usually can talk your ear off and you can talk mine off... unless I am sick or late then I usually throw a hi and a smile :)

I have a pic, but its still fairly anonymous. It IS me...waving from my snowmobile, in the mountains of Colorado...but I have a helmet and goggles on and its a bit of a distance shot! LOL. But it IS me! And I am waving at everyone.

This is also my Facebook picture..for a few reasons..mostly cuz I am never in pictures...and also for a little anonymity.

I have a picture of my son breastfeeding. His arm is in front of his face so you can't "really" see him and you can just see my breast, kind of.
I think it's a good representation of who I am! lol
I have thought about putting my picture up, but then I think about the fact that I have responded to some of these women from my area or they have responded to me and wouldn't it be embarassing if I ran into them one day and they knew all about my bleeding a$$ (which is STILL giving me issues), my sex life...or lack there of, my children. No thanks! Maybe I am paranoid, but that's just the way it is. :)
L.

Yes. I enjoy seeing the profile pictures and reading about the mamas who write a bit about themselves, so I figured I should return the favor.

I don't have a picture because well, I don't care. It's not important to me.

Pure laziness on my end. Just went into my profile and noticed my kids were 2 years younger when I last updated it! Ha! Where does the time go?!?!? Now I feel up to date...thanks!

Hi R.
I have a picture up because I am a very free personality and like to show myself.
I would like for all of us to have a picture up but TOTALLY understand the different reasons why choosing not to.
I only have a problem with SOME women who think they have a free reign to say what they want,being annonymous seems to give more courage to be rude. You can see me shouting at the computer "show your face sister ".
Now I will have a look at you R., I usually don't look at profiles anymore because I persume there will be no picture.
All the best
B. k

Nope, but it's just laziness on my part!

Yep- I have a pic of me and my hubby.....I love the idea of the thumbnails next to posts and responses, that is a great idea!

I just put one up. I had never thought about it until now. But, then again, I just joined the website yesterday.... sooo that's not sayin much :)

Since i don't have FB (privacy reasons, don't need Exs causing drama in my life) I figure what's the big deal about one picture here on Mamapedia? If you see a name often (like yours, R.), it's nice to put a face with a name. So I know what you and Denise look like, and I like that. Wish more moms had their picture on here. But I respect the fact that they don't. I like your idea of posting a thumbnail. Sometimes there are a lot of R.'s and I go "Is that THAT R.?" and I have to click to see if it's your picture.

I'd also like to be able to send a specific kind of flower here on Mamapedia ie:
- the daisy means "Creative answer. I love it."
- the carnation means "I totally agree with you."
- the orchid means "I never thought of that. Thanks for opening my train of thought."
(No I haven't sent in the idea to mamapedia. And I don't care what the flowers are (rose, yellow, red, white flower, whatever). I just wonder sometimes "Did she agree with me, or did she think my answer was good b/c she'd never thought of it? Was my answer unique or did it just make her laugh?")

MEGAN - your picture made me laugh too. SO CUTE.

I don't because I'm so private. I don't have facebook or myspace. That said, I'm considering it. I've been on here for 4 years now and Im starting to rethink it. You made some good points. It is nice to put a face to a name or connect a photo to a personality. I know I look at darn near everyones profile. Photos are good, but I really like it when someone writes a little bit about themselves and their family. It can help when answering a post to have some background info.

Well....I have a picture of a rose from one of my rose bushes. I have twisted optic nerves which make me extremely sensitive to bright light. I see the after image of a camera flash for 45 minutes. It sucks. For some reason the people who are in a position to photograph me (ok...pretty much just my SIL) refuse to turn off the flash. Ergo, I don't have a lot of pictures of myself. In fact I pretty much run and hide when someone whips out a camera. I mean who wants to be blinded, right? But I think maybe I'll go through my pics and find a suitable one.

I never did, b/c I am terrible with my new Mac but i think I just figured it out! Woo-Hoo!

So I totally had to go check out your picture and I noticed you have a dog named River. We just lost a sheltie named River. :) We now have a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Cooper.
I do like it when folks put up pictures. It's nice to put a face with the name when you're chatting.

As a mom of 3 grown and now have 5 grand ones, I love seeing the profile pics with kids. They are so cute! Sure, it would be great to see pics of everyone I interact with but it's okay if there are no pics. What I'd like to know is more about the person so I'd have a better idea of where they're coming from. Know what I mean?

I think I do. I think it changes every time I change my FB profile pix. I THINK so, can you see it?

:)

btw, it's Theresa N. on FB, if y'all are interested!!

mine is linked to f/b....so i guess i do, well its of my oldest daughter at her b-day/karaoke/photography party

Mine is linked to my FB profile - but i updated my info - I thought I'd done it a while ago, but guess not!

I do, but its usually of my youngest DD, which is my FB profile pic too. Ive looked at yours, & you & your daughters are all gorgeous, & kinda look like sisters :) I like to see who Im responding to etc, sometimes I have one up of myself, but Im just so in love with my baby its usually her.

LOL - I had to go look at my profile, I couldn't remember if I had. Yes, I do have a picture up.

I do!! lol. It's linked to my facebook, so it's always changing. Usually, it is one of my DD. She is soo cute, that I just gotta show her off anywhere! LOL!

I JUST did now :-) LOL never really thought about it......
But it is kinda nice to see the mamas that have helped me, made me laugh, made me Cringe, made me scratch my head, made me GRRRRR LOL
gotta say this Once Again - R. you ROCK :-)

I have my account here linked to my Facebook account so I think my profile picture here is whatever my FB profile pic is.

Yes, but I dont want my profile linked to Facebook or Twitter. It doesn't bother me if others do not have one up...they have the right to privacy on most sites anyways so I don't make it a big deal. We are here to get advice, suggestions, etc as mothers. As a mother others shoild respect some mothers views...I am just saying.

I do as well. I like to see whom the great advised e im getting is coming from!

Too complicated for me, plus it would take time away from reading and answering questions, lol. I'm sorta computer illiterate and waiting for my son to start school to teach me all about the latest tech stuff!! :)

Ok, I just have to say, the boob pic is a little strange. Kinda funny if you look at in that she said it's good representative of who she is....is she calling herself a boob? :)

I have no idea if it works, but I did put one up.
I have a feeling I screwed it up though.

I'm camera shy but I tossed up an image that represents my personal reaction to most things in life. Plus, I like birds.

I have over 35,000 photographs on my harddrive from the past few years. 4 of them are of me. None of them I like.

And that's why I'm BEHIND the camera.

yipper skipper lil' dipper! Sure do!

I don't mind if other people don't want a profile picture up! Maybe they are new, maybe they don't know how to put one up, maybe they don't have a picture they WANT to put up, maybe it is for privacy....

I really don't care.

The only time It would irratate me is if someone asked a question like "would I like good in pink?" or "how old do you think I am?"

Then I would think, "well if I cannot SEE you - how the heck should I know?"

Because no matter how well you try to describe yourself, how I "envision" you may be far from your appearance. But otherwise, I really don't mind what people choose to do! It is fun to put a "face" to a name you see a lot... But it isn't like I'll be seeing any of you in the grocery store or anything hehehe!

I think thumbnails would be a fun idea! They could have a few different "free clipart pictures" for those who don't want a personal picture up.

Anyways my current picture is only a few weeks old... soon I'll change is to a newer, bigger, more pregnant picture of me hehehe!

You have a pretty cute lil' family by the way, R. D.!!! Too fun!

-M.

i am computer illiterate like Kelly S.......one day maybe i will figure it out....i just never think to look at people's profile or picture.....i didn't realize how many people enjoyed seeing who they were getting advice from...i will give it a try sometime in the near future :)

Probably because most of us aren't as gorgeous as you are. :)