Imp
Imp is also a graffiti artist - photo credit: Break of Dawn/Dustin Ames on Flickr
This is the name used by a woman I follow on Twitter. The Imp. It’s what she calls her son online to protect his privacy.
I am taking a challenge to write a post titled “Imp” – and so I will discuss this situation I’ve encountered online. This same lady also refers to her “very private” husband as HWSNBN – he who shall not be named.
Kudos to this lady for keeping the privacy of her family and still being able to speak prolifically on Twitter about her family life. Many other parents speak openly about their kids, using names, myself included. But I am careful about what I share, keeping mostly to “us as social events” or “out in public.” Quite a few share details on their feelings about their ex/father of their children, but personally I wouldn’t go there (til years later, with identities protected).
It’s a tough call. How much should I share about my kid online? Some folks did a talk on this at Northern Voice last year, and there may be something similar this year, I’ve heard.
Thanks to The Imp for inspiring me on this topic that I got from a writing prompt exercise. Best wishes to the cute little dude, who I met only once, in his baby buggy as I passed his cool mom downtown.
Very tough to decide how much to share on any online site, be it Twitter, Facebook, blog, etc. Good post!
I have done the same thing with my blog from the start, calling my husband The Hub and my son Incrediboy (and myself by a pen name as well). Being incognito is a good thing. Nice approach to the challenge!
I’ve been blogging for years and still don’t have a definitive answer to this question.
Welcome to the challenge. I didn’t count, but it looks like this was more than 100 words, and while that’s not a “rule” in the true sense of the word, it is the challenge…the 100 word challenge.
Hope you come back for more.
Thanks clew! (belated)