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How Will It All End?
Health & Wellbeing

How Will It All End?

GJ WatsonAugust 23, 2024

How am I still here?  or, more to the point, why am I still here?  What’s the point in my…

Anywhere But Here (Poem)
Health & Wellbeing Poetry

Anywhere But Here (Poem)

GJ WatsonAugust 22, 2024

Following on from my hugely popular Anyone But Me Poem, we have the latest instalment of life with Anywhere But…

Health & Wellbeing

Is This It For Me? Resigned To Life As We Know It

GJ WatsonAugust 17, 2024

Every single day I wake up to the same thing.  Life.  Unfortunately. After a brief interlude it seems life as…

How Did Chris Ingham Get Away With Grooming Young Fans?
Celebrities & YouTubers

How Did Chris Ingham Get Away With Grooming Young Fans?

GJ WatsonJuly 25, 2024

When Chris Ingham, patriarch of the popular YouTube channel The Ingham Family, was outed for sending inappropriate messages to fans…

Forced To Vote For A Party I Didn’t Want To Win | UK General Election 2024
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Forced To Vote For A Party I Didn’t Want To Win | UK General Election 2024

GJ WatsonJuly 5, 2024July 15, 2024

Picture the scene:  The date was 4th July 2024.  It’s a huge day in the UK.  We have waited fourteen…

Health & Wellbeing

Today should have been the last day…

GJ WatsonJune 28, 2024July 20, 2024

Today is the day; or, rather, today was the day.  It was supposed to be the day, but alas it…

Health & Wellbeing

Should I live in pain so others can live pain-free?

GJ WatsonJune 24, 2024July 20, 2024

Life is a little up in the air right now.  That brings me to a very pertinent question.  If someone…

Health & Wellbeing

I am a life ruiner; I ruin lives

GJ WatsonJune 23, 2024July 20, 2024

Let’s get one thing straight.  For all you who think I am ‘perfect’, I am a life ruiner.  Always ruined…

Health & Wellbeing

Tired

GJ WatsonJune 22, 2024July 20, 2024

I’m so tired.  Tired of fighting this every single day.  Tired of the constant battle.  Tired of waking up every…

Health & Wellbeing

Would Anybody Miss Me When I’m Gone?

GJ WatsonJune 22, 2024July 20, 2024

Would anybody miss me when I’m gone?  Truly?  Perhaps a few.  They’d soon get over it I’m sure. Spent the…

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50 Dangers Of Family Vlogging

  • 1 Childrens Images Being Stolen And Used For Exploitation
  • 2 STALKING, GROOMING OR ABDUCTION RISK FROM OVERSHARING LOCATIONS AND ROUTINES
  • 3 CHILDREN CANNOT GIVE FULLY INFORMED CONSENT
  • 4 A PERMANENT DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
  • 5 CHILDREN BECOMING UNPROTECTED DIGITAL LABOUR
  • 6 CONTENT BEING USED FOR BULLYING, HARASSMENT OR BLACKMAIL
  • 7 EXPOSING THE CHILD’S HOME, SCHOOL OR DAILY SCHEDULE
  • 8 IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT BEING SHAPED BY AN ONLINE BRAND
  • 9 CONTENT BEING PRIORITISED OVER CARE
  • 10 Future Regret And Resentment Over Childhood Exposure
  • 11 Pressure To Perform For The Camera
  • 12 Loss Of Privacy During Embarrassing Or Vulnerable Moments
  • 13 CHILDREN BECOMING DEPENDENT ON AUDIENCE VALIDATION
  • 14 FAMILY INCOME BECOMING DEPENDENT ON THE CHILD’S APPEARANCE
  • 15 CHILDREN LOSING NORMAL CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES TO CONTENT CREATION
  • 16 CHILDREN BEING TYPECAST INTO ONLINE ROLES
  • 17 AUDIENCE COMMENTS AFFECTING A CHILD’S SELF-ESTEEM
  • 18 CHILDREN BECOMING OVERLY FAMILIAR WITH STRANGERS ONLINE
  • 19 PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN
  • 20 CHILDREN BEING MOCKED BY PEERS FOR CHILDHOOD VIDEOS
  • 21 STRANGERS LEARNING A CHILD’S REAL NAME, AGE AND APPEARANCE
  • 22 REVEALING FINANCIAL STATUS AND MAKING THE FAMILY A TARGET
  • 23 STRANGERS DOWNLOADING AND RE-EDITING CHILDREN’S CONTENT
  • 24 CHILDHOOD FOOTAGE BEING TURNED INTO MEMES OR VIRAL CLIPS
  • 25 ROUTINE EXPOSURE MAKING A CHILD EASIER TO TRACK
  • 26 REVEALING A CHILD’S MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION
  • 27 TRAVEL VLOGS REVEALING WHEN THE FAMILY HOME IS EMPTY
  • 28 OVER-ATTACHED VIEWERS OR STALKERS FEELING ENTITLED TO ACCESS
  • 29 GEOTAGS AND LOCATION DATA GIVING AWAY WHERE CHILDREN ARE
  • 30 REVEALING THE LAYOUT OF THE FAMILY HOME
  • 31 TRANSACTIONAL PARENT–CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
  • 32 CHILDREN BEING TREATED AS PERFORMERS, EMPLOYEES OR PROPS
  • 33 FAMILY DISPUTES BEING BROADCAST PUBLICLY FOR CLICKS
  • 34 ON-CAMERA FAVOURITISM DAMAGING SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS
  • 35 RELATIONSHIP STRAIN FROM THE DEMANDS OF FAMILY VLOGGING
  • 36 PRESSURE TO MONETISE CHILDHOOD MILESTONES
  • 37 EXAGGERATING CONFLICT OR DISCIPLINE FOR DRAMA
  • 38 CHILDREN FEELING THEY HAVE NO SAFE PRIVATE SPACE AT HOME
  • 39 CHILDREN BEING FORCED INTO ADULT-LEVEL CONTENT SCHEDULES
  • 40 LONG-TERM ESTRANGEMENT BETWEEN CHILDREN AND PARENTS
  • 41 GAPS IN CHILD LABOUR PROTECTIONS FOR FAMILY VLOGGING
  • 42 PARENTS MISUSING OR SPENDING MONEY THEIR CHILDREN HELPED EARN
  • 43 TAX AND LEGAL COMPLICATIONS FROM MONETISED FAMILY CONTENT
  • 44 CUSTODY DISPUTES BEING INTENSIFIED BY ONLINE CONTENT
  • 45 COPYRIGHT, PRIVACY AND CONSENT ISSUES WHEN INCLUDING OTHER PEOPLE
  • 46 CHILDREN’S FACES BEING USED IN ADS OR SCAMS WITHOUT CONSENT
  • 47 FINANCIAL INSTABILITY IF THE FAMILY CHANNEL FAILS
  • 48 GOVERNMENTS INTRODUCING NEW LAWS TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN FAMILY VLOGGING
  • 49 FUTURE EMPLOYERS, SCHOOLS OR PARTNERS JUDGING CHILDREN BY THEIR DIGITAL TRAIL
  • 50 CHILDREN MAY NEVER ESCAPE THEIR ONLINE IDENTITY, EVEN AS ADULTS

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