Jack is at it again. I cooked some nice things, and baked some even nicer things over the weekend because some good friends of ours came over to work with us. I made some pretty decent nosh. All ate and enjoyed and as the chef/baker it was a very satisfying experience.
But then it all became rather weird when my sister texted me to say that the cake I had baked looked amazing. I was confused for a while…and then I realized….
“Jack!!!!”
He just cannot help himself. He had taken photographs of the food I had prepared and posted it on to his Instagram account.
As somebody who does not use Instagram or other social media platforms, I find that just completely bizarre. How do I feel that Jack’s hundreds of thousands of followers can see my cooking/baking? I am glad that he made no mention of me. He just posted the photos on their own. But still….
We had a little chat about it in the evening and I did tell him that I just find it odd. I might not find it as odd if it was on a smaller scale – like a private group on WhatsApp or something. But no, his public Instagram account. Jack asked me why I share my thoughts on WordPress. I confessed there is some kind of satisfaction from putting things out there, even though it is mostly complete strangers who see what I have to share. Jack said that sharing my innermost thoughts in the public domain is much odder than sharing photos of cake and dinner with strangers.
He has a very good point. Which is why I should listen to him and be reasonable. He enjoys communicating with people who are interested in his activities. A lot of what he posts is very positive – community, national and international projects he is involved in. He shares things he knows will make other people smile and feel good. He finds that satisfying. He has lots of feedback – way more than I or any other blogger receive through WordPress. He enjoys all of that.
The two of us have different opinions and feelings about social media – but I need to respect and love him because he has found a positive way to use it. Even though I may not really like the idea that all those strangers saw my cooking/baking….I love that Jack felt so proud of what I had made he wanted to share it. I perhaps ought to be flattered that by the end of the day there were tens of thousands of likes on the image of the cake I baked.
I have a very strong dislike of social media….but I do love Jack who seems to enjoy social media in a way I find odd…but he loves me even though he finds it odd that I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on WordPress in a way that he finds odd.
The answer is – it must be love, love, love.
Caramel 
Well, you’re anonymous, so it is different. I can understand feeling uneasy with the attention generated by a celeb…
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Perhaps that is the main difference. The anonymity is something so important to me, and I feel relaxed enough to share some of my inner thoughts and feelings. Whereas what Jack does is so different – people know his name and face. He does take care to make sure that what he posts is positive and upbuilding, and I respect him for the way he uses social media. I am still very intimidated by social media though after the trouble it cause me in the past.
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Absolutely
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❤
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I think I feel the same as you and steer away from social media but love musing on WordPress. I can understand that. Tell me one thing. Who is Jack? I feel everyone else knows and I missed something somewhere 🥺
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Jack is my better half. 🙂
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To each his own, maybe?
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That is it. I have to respect that.
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I would imagine it makes it harder that you had to deal with all the gossip and slander years ago.
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Yes indeed – perhaps I have a huge chip on my shoulder about social media. I listened to Jack and respect his view though.
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He should make his own, and photograph that!lol
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Jack’s adventures in the kitchen are more like a horror movie rather than anything that could be described as positive and upbuilding. 😀
He is sitting next to me so I am saying that to tease him. He makes some very delicious breakfasts for us, and he is very good at making a sort of spicy stew – the kind of thing he ate a lot of during trips to Africa.
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Woooo, sounds lovely!
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Well, I think your cake looked awesome – and I love that I can see what you two are up to on Instagram.
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See the kind of riffraff Jack’s Instagram attracts! 😀
I well send you foodie photos any time you want to see what we are munching. We miss you Bubba. Give your parents a tight squeeze from us.
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Well. It’s to each his own. ❣️
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Very true. There was a time when I used to use use Instagram, but after what happened, I have never been tempted to use it again.
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I am not sure what happened. But I am sure you have a good reason!☺️
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