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  • #1

    Feeling old

    We were at Claire's today, and there was a 15yo girl getting her ears pierced. It turns out "selfie ear" is a thing, because that's the ear that shows in her "selfie pose." Her mom also let us know that the nose ring was fake.

    It's been a while since I felt so old.
    Allison - professor; wife to a urology attending; mom to baby girl E (11/13), baby boy C (2/16), and a spoiled cat; knitter and hoarder of yarn; photographer
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    LOL how in the world is a selfie ear different than the other ear?? I have never heard of this...
    Laurie
    My team: DH (anesthesiologist), DS (9), DD (8)

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    • #3
      Wow. Really? Lol!!!!


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      • #4
        She showed us her selfie pose to demonstrate, and it pretty much looked exactly like this:

        Easy-Steps-to-take-a-Selfie-4.jpg
        So the ear that's showing is her selfie ear.
        Allison - professor; wife to a urology attending; mom to baby girl E (11/13), baby boy C (2/16), and a spoiled cat; knitter and hoarder of yarn; photographer

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        • #5
          Originally posted by alotofyarn View Post
          She showed us her selfie pose to demonstrate, and it pretty much looked exactly like this:

          [ATTACH=CONFIG]3569[/ATTACH]
          So the ear that's showing is her selfie ear.
          Quoting to see.

          I've noticed this phenomenon with my tween and teen nieces. Everything is posed, styled, and filtered. I don't think either of them has taken an awkward picture since approximately 2013. Totally missing out on a formative adolescent experience, imho. 😅

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          • #6
            OMG! I'm locking A up until she's 30 - I can't handle this self absorbed world we currently live in.
            Wife to NSG out of training, mom to 2, 10 & 8, and a beagle with wings.

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            • #7
              It's rough. I've had a few convos with my oldest regarding the online image versus real life. She's started following a few instagrams with magazine caliber photos and lives. Editing her own photos has helped her understand (and enjoy) the photo process. I haven't worked up to the concept of brands yet. The pressure to live instagram perfect lives is real. It's a challenge to raise authentic selves.
              -Ladybug

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              • #8
                Originally posted by rufflesanddots View Post
                Totally missing out on a formative adolescent experience, imho.
                Being a bit older, imho a formative adolescent experience would be raking the leaves. without expectation of remuneration.
                Enabler of DW and 5 kids
                Let's go Mets!

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                • #9
                  Feeling old

                  Did anyone see Selena Gomez last night on (whatever) music awards show that was on?
                  I didn't watch it but saw this on the news.

                  http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58...b058ce7aabb582

                  "I don’t want to see your bodies on Instagram. I want to see what’s in here [puts hand over heart]. I’m not trying to get validation, nor do I need it anymore."

                  We need the kardashians to say this. (Eye-roll)


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                  Last edited by rainbabies; 11-21-2016, 01:59 PM.
                  ~shacked up with an ob/gyn~

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                  • #10
                    I've refused to join instagram or twitter and I feel like this has been a solid decision
                    Married to a newly minted Pediatric Rad, momma to a sweet girl and a bunch of (mostly) cute boy monsters.



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                    • #11
                      I love Instagram because of photography. It allows me to share what I want and I don't have to read the political crap on FB. I'd actually delete FB before IG at this point.

                      No way to snap chat, twitter, vine, etc.
                      Married to a Urology Attending! (that is an understated exclamation point)
                      Mama to C (Jan 2012), D (Nov 2013), and R (April 2016). Consulting and homeschooling are my day jobs.

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                      • #12
                        I never could get into Instagram. I've actually had a Twitter account for like 10 years, but I rarely use it. I did briefly in grad school because I had a few friends who only used it, and I have a separate professional account that I use from time to time for mostly professional self-promotion, but that's it.
                        Allison - professor; wife to a urology attending; mom to baby girl E (11/13), baby boy C (2/16), and a spoiled cat; knitter and hoarder of yarn; photographer

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                        • #13
                          Feeling old

                          I have instagram and twitter, and DH has those and snapchat, all to keep up with our kids (and DH likes to play with the snapchat filters lol)!


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                          Last edited by mommax3; 11-22-2016, 03:55 PM.
                          Wife of an OB/Gyn, mom to three boys, middle school choir teacher.

                          "I don't know when Dad will be home."

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                          • #14
                            Feeling old

                            I have snap chat😜 my kids have it and the filters are fun.
                            I also have instagram. Both things because my kids do and I can kinda monitor them.

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                            Last edited by rainbabies; 11-22-2016, 12:28 PM.
                            ~shacked up with an ob/gyn~

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