This is something I dont really understand, but I've noticed a lot... Why do some people have a problem saying their kids names online?

I can understand not giving out a last name, but c'mon, not even posting a kids first name? I just really dont understand that.

I see it a lot of craigslist. People posting to give away baby supplies and they just say my DD or DS (darling daughter/son) instead of the kids name. I even saw one ad one time that had a picture of the babies nursery (they were selling the crib, I believe) and they had those letters on the wall to spell the kids name and they even scribbled out the name in the picture.

One time I was browsing on myspace for local people to talk to and came across a girls profile who had a daugther. She said right in her "about me" that she didnt feel comfortable saying her babies name, but she had pictures of her all over. Why would you feel comfortable posting pictures of her, but not saying her name? I wanted to send her a message asking, but I thought it might seem rude/creepy.

I just really dont understand why at all. Any thoughts?

Because their children probably have very unusual names.
I know a few people who kids whose names are unique to the country we live in. If you know the first name, and type it into google, you can find any information out about them and their families.

And people who don't have really unique names for their children, probably want it to remain more anonymous. its just being safety conscious.

i have only post pictures here on babyhold because i trust all the ppl here ,BUT there are some forums ((ike myspace or facebook)) that i would feel uncomfortable about displaying a named picture of my kids.. i have no qualms in saying my kids 1st names, even MNs.. but not too keen on openly saying their surnames online..
theres alot of horrible people in this world, and quite a few live in the city where i live, i am always hearing about international child porn rings where there are a number of members here in my city.. scary..
so if these ppl know what my kids look like, thier names and the city they live in, then there is no saying who could walk right up to my son at school call his name andtell him something like "hey, ur mum asked me to pick u up" or something scary like that..
maybeim just expecting the worst, but u should always expect the worst but hope for the best..
but thats just me..
other ppl will have different reasons

Seaason

I've always wondered that 2 and i have no idea!
LOL
~Christy

in a way it'll feel weird maybe..cause people may think they've given away too much of their kids's personal info. It's like they reveal everything about their kids but the least they think they can do to 'protect' the child is to not reveal their name. but i rather they reveal the name than the pictures. It'll be 'protecting' the kid's identity more. But maybe also parents don't want people making fun of their kids names or that the names are REALLY special and they don't want to share it..haha

I can understand if they have an extremely unusual name, but other than that... Like in Kentucky (where I live) theres thousands of Emily's or Rachels, ect. So if you just say you're kids first name and dont have a picture of them, theres no way someone is going to know who you are or where you live and be able to find you.

And I understand about the not posting pictures online thing. It would suck if someone stole them or something. But to post pictures of your kid, but not feel comfortable saying their name? It just doesnt make any sense at all.

And finding out information about people online isnt really easy... At least its not for me. I've even googled my own name and families names trying to see if I can find anything, and I've never found ANYTHING about me or anyone else I've googled, even though we all have quite a bit of stuff online and have a not so common last name.