Flick’d Off

[Editor's Note: After sleeping on it, I decided to censor myself as it shames me to curse. If you have no shame, let me start by washing your mouths out with soap, then you can simply highlight what I've whited out for the uncensored version.]

Let me preface by saying I don’t like to curse. Now that that’s out of the way…

I don’t often complain about Flickr. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I’ve EVER complained about Flickr. And, truth be told, this isn’t Flickr’s fault. But there are some sick people in the world. I had enough forethought to consider this when concealing the real names of myself and my family within the walls of this blog. This same forethought did not follow me into the world of Flickr which, I’m realizing now, it should have. People are just plain nuts.

In broadening my Flickr contacts, communities and picture views, I’ve joined a few groups. It wasn’t until I joined this group – today, in fact – that this post struck my attention. Thinking maybe it was a warning to all new group members about the rules and regulations of the group, something customarily posted by the group moderator, I got another revelation.

I’ve taken quite a few photos since belonging to Flickr. This is partially defaulted to the photos I carried over with me from Yahoo! Photos. I’ve become so hooked there that I’ve even purchased a Pro account. I have shown no restraint or caution in the photos I’ve posted simply because they are of my children. You’d be hard pressed to find many that aren’t. A few of them were taken in the Summer months when it was unbearably hot and humid. I live in an old house that has never seen central air. I’m sure it would appreciate it very much if it were installed, but it would probably also make this old house explode into billions of frozen planks. As you can imagine, hot + kids = naykee [that's naked for you non-parent readers]. Not butt naykee. I do have SOME sense. But naykee-down-to-your-drawers naykee. Mysteriously, these photos were my most viewed. How viewed? 67 times viewed. 29 times viewed. 31 times viewed. I have never received this many views on fully clothed pics, ever. E-VER! This is a problem.

From now on, I don’t care how stinkin’ cute it is, all babies will be fully clothed. If not fully clothed, then at least with a Onesie or tank top and shorts. I am absolutely kicking myself for not having that special parental light bulb go off in my head sooner. You know, the same one that warns sick fucks not to ever fuck with your children or you will plant a fat foot up their asses.

Yes, that one. You’ve been warned.