Teen Mom couple Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley aren't going to win any parenting awards any time soon. Amber, who struggles with depression and keeping her temper in check, can't seem to get herself on the right path, and Gary, well, the latest is that he's started a Twitter page for 2-year-old daughter Leah.
Even though Gary acknowledges that Leah has nothing to do with it, he says it's just a way for him to post photos of Leah and "tweets" from her, and that it's all in the name of fun.
Yeah. Because it has nothing to do with using Leah to get attention, and it's certainly 150 percent safe seeing as it's a public account on the Internet, and, yes, it's totally fine to have 4,150 strangers follow a cute toddler on Twitter and look at her photos. Yeah. This is a great idea.
Guys, am I overreacting here? I just can't think of one good reason to set up a public social-networking account for a 2-year-old. And it seems like Gary knows that this probably isn't the best idea, yet he's doing it anyway. He, of course, tweeted:
"I protect my daughter. This is for her sayings, things she's doing, etc. It's all me tweeting ...."
Then, Gary, I would suggest leaving Leah out of it. Go ahead, tweet all you want on your page, but don't do it under her name, her likeness, with her photos. The Internet is a scary place and I think the little ones should stay blind to it as long as they can.
I know first-hand that once something's on the Web, it's hard, if not impossible, for it to be erased. Leah's already going to read about her less-than-all-star parents on the Internet when she's older; it's a shame that with her father's account for her, she'll end up reading about herself, too.
Do you think Leah's twitter page is adorable or abhorable?
Photo via MTV.com
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dumbass parents should be sterilized.
I can see the point, if she wasnt already all over TV.
Well I understand your point of view, I put pictures and my sons milestones on my facebook page all the time, kinda the same thing?
The problem is with Amber and Gary's relationship. If it wasnt all about the drama with them, then this would probably be cute. America knows that child now and lots of people probably have a harmless interest in her. People started seeing John and Kates kids differently once things went south with them, right? These two never stood a chance and they certainly need to leave their kid out of the spotlight as much as possible.
I see nothing wrong with a Twitter for Leah. There are countless fan pages for the Teen Mom's as well as pages run by the Moms themselves. I'm sure those pages have pictures of their kids. I think it's a cute idea and see nothing wrong with it.
I mean, Leah's already been on TV and in Tabloids. I think this post is overreacting and just looking for a topic to discuss.
I think this is why social media is really useless. I mean, who really follows "Leah's" Twitter?
"Woke up today and had peed my diaper in my sleep. Had cereal for breakfast. Wearing a cute pink outfit today. Fell down and bruised my knee"
Wow, riveting. The problem occurs when you have some creep following "her". I have a good high school friend that made the mistake of creating a Facebook for her 4 year old son. You would not BELIEVE the messages that she got from people requesting photos and disgusting dialog. I, personally, would not want my child out in the open like that. My photo's of my children are shared specifically with my friends and family who I know have no other motives other than to love and support her.