The Cringiest Parenting Posts of the Week (August 28, 2023)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Aug 28, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

The first day of school is upon us, and you know what that means? It means that parents everywhere are going to be posting their children's information via those little blackboards on Facebook for the next two weeks. I don't know when those things emerged because I certainly wasn't holding up my social security number in my first day of school pictures. Clueless parents are telling the world their kid's grades, the name of their schools, and the names of their teachers. That's at least five security questions that you do not want strangers to know. I know stalking is rare, but it does happen, and telling strangers exactly where your kid will be for the next nine months is not advisable. I also know it's hard to remember which first day of school picture corresponds to which year, but might I suggest a physical scrapbook? Let's throw it back to a time before Facebook, if possible.