That Joey has apparently dropped off the face of the planet, which allow me to reassure you he has not. And no, I’m not going to stop talking about him, you’re just not going to see his pictures/videos anymore. And there’s a few reasons:
- His safety. There are sick people in this world, and we happened to encounter one a few weeks back that has shaken me to my core. He and I are okay, and the situation is being handled by the proper authorities, but I’m no longer comfortable sharing his pictures and videos on my public social media, and I hope you’ll respect the boundary by not asking me to change my mind, as my decision is final. And while I treasure all of you, my private social media is for people I know “in real life,” so I won’t be adding anyone as a friend from here. I hope you understand.
- His consent. I’ve been mulling this one over for a while and it wasn’t brought on by like a specific event or anything, but I want him to understand he does not have to consent to anything he does not want to, and that starts at home. And so, even if I did feel comfortable posting his pictures/videos, I would ask him if he was okay with it first. I’ve also started doing this with my private social media/conversations with friends and family as I feel strongly it’s up to him.
- And so far below the first two reasons is my final (and completely selfish) reason, posting family pictures isn’t really where I want to take my content anymore as I want to shift towards my personal interests, mainly sharing my journey towards health, developing as a writer, and becoming a teacher. He’s a huge part of my life (obviously, I hope), so I’m sure he’ll still come up, and I’ll occasionally do life updates, but I’m getting to the point where I want to get away from that style of writing as my go-to, ya know?
I hope you understand this has nothing to do with y’all and everything to do with me doing what I can to protect my family physically, mentally, and emotionally. The pictures I have left up of Joe are ones he’s said he’s okay with me sharing, and I’m probably going to be a lot more selective about the pictures I post of myself as well. I’ve turned off comments and the like as I’m not really interested in debating about this publicly, but if you absolutely MUST tell me your opinion on the matter, the contact page is available. Just please remember, contact page rules still apply.
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