tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post8945354516646237535..comments2024-03-04T00:44:07.072-06:00Comments on Under Thy Roof: In Defense of Screentime for MomsKirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-14432354272601066752017-01-26T10:29:32.935-06:002017-01-26T10:29:32.935-06:00Social media use, like all of our potential tools,...Social media use, like all of our potential tools, need to be used in the way that is most beneficial to you. If you're someone who is tempted into envy by looking at Instagram then no it's probably not healthy for you.<br />I don't think support running it's natural course online is any different than real life friendships running their course. Not all relationships continue, and that's a normal natural thing to happen.<br /><br />What I don't want is the assumption that using social media is inherently bad for moms. That we will *definitely* over compare ourselves to each other or have internet mommy wars. That view is equivalent to saying that all women are catty and can't handle the internet. I think much more highly of women and moms than that. I would argue that isolation is a far greater risk to mental health than over-connectedness. Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-64876955479048935102017-01-26T08:15:00.148-06:002017-01-26T08:15:00.148-06:00These are great thoughts! I would also warn, thoug...These are great thoughts! I would also warn, though, that for some moms (not you!), being so connected increases rates of depression - according to studies. Which, I can understand! If a mama struggles to not compare herself and the job she's doing with those "perfect ideas" other moms have, then maybe she should lessen screen time, for her mental health?<br /><br />The interconnectedness of everything becomes sticky - it's nice to find support. But, what happens when the support runs its course? Just a devil's advocate question! <br /><br />That said, the support can be so very beneficial; the ability to take a moment to breathe and check-out is helpful for me. And, for me, I like to share about my kiddos, and get too excited to just "wait until my husband gets home" - at the end of the day, I usually have forgotten the cute things they did, and then I'm left staring blankly at my husband, trying to remember! Hahaha! :-)Beautiful Camouflaged Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648096506121680946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-16913719388910786822016-09-14T09:54:02.369-05:002016-09-14T09:54:02.369-05:00Exactly!
We're in the same boat with no car du...Exactly!<br />We're in the same boat with no car during the day. Internet community is sometimes all you got during inclement weather (hello Winter!) or sick kiddos. Yea know, right when you probably need it most.<br /><br />It's also let me meet you and the other awesome women on here! Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-72070709072505354402016-09-13T15:43:11.624-05:002016-09-13T15:43:11.624-05:00I wholeheartedly agree! I think it's so import...I wholeheartedly agree! I think it's so important to "know thyself" when using screen time, to get the full benefit from it. If Facebook turns into an activity of "I'll mindlessly scroll and feel down about how 'perfect' everyone else's lives look," then it's a bad thing. But, like you, I enjoy seeing moments of perfection that others share because it inspires me to do better and spurs me into action! And for the most part, the only things I do when I get on Facebook now are check notifications and communicate with other moms in a Catholic mom group. Particularly since my husband has the car at work so we can't bounce around town to events during the day, I really enjoy the communication with other moms out there!<br /><br />I don't have any specific times of the days when I do or don't do technology, though I mainly only try to use it when Peter is napping, or if I need to walk with him a bunch and want to watch something as I pace the floor. It really depends on the day. AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.com