Parenting without social media ...how ?!🥴

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My child is now preschool age and I'm sending him in September. I called the school (a public school) about info and she told me 'check the local mommy Facebook groups they always post when the preschool sign up dates are and other info '. 
My local library today had info on the website about an event so we went and when I got there they said didn't you see our Facebook update ? We moved it. I said no I got the info on your website I don't have Facebook.... The other moms all looked at me weird. 
My son made a little friend at the park and his mom wouldn't take my number unless we were Facebook friends first I told her I didn't have one and she didn't want my number anymore. 
Even baseball and stuff is all sign up through Facebook and the teams moms all have Facebook groups and you have to have one to be part of the team chats 
I don't have any social media, no Facebook no Instagram , none of it. How am I supposed to do all the normal parenting stuff ? Even my pediatrician says to get all the info on Facebook. Are people really that dependant on social media ? Is it really required ?! Cus I feel so left out all the time but don't want to have Facebook.

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Same here! No social media, and people always saying “oh, check the Facebook page, follow us on Instagram”. It’s ridiculous. 
That lady you met at the park is a whackadoo. 😂😂

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I would just make a Facebook specifically for his school purposes. You don’t have to follow people on social media, I would just get it if all my child’s school stuff has to deal with Facebook.

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No social media for about seven years now. I feel like it makes me a better person! Can be quite frustrating because so many people rely on it for business and communication.

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No social media aside from this app which I literally only use when pregnant or TTC. I’m expecting my first after a few miscarriages and I’m to the point where its visibly obvious I’m pregnant now. But I plan on still not having my social media after he is born. I’m sure my family will want photos and such and updates because we live so far away. But I can literally just put them in our group text. We are also having a no photos on social media rule for family/friends. This is at least until he is at the age where he can decide if he wants to have a photo with grandma or his aunt/uncle online. From the women I’ve met in some online birthing classes it’s the same thing, “on add me on instagram”, then as soon as I say I don’t have one it’s always just a weird silence. As I’d it’s obligatory to have my life broadcasted for the world to see. No thanks. Our family will be sticking with old school photo books.

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I have zero social media as well. Just this app.

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I have Facebook and post nothing. I use it to track events and to see sales from local shops that only post on social media. Having it doesn’t mean that you have to post your information for all to see. Your community has made it clear that this is how information is communicated. Sign up, set your security preferences as high as you can and scroll it on occasion for the information that you need.

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Same here. I have a friend who knows I don't have social media so she screenshots anything important and sends it to me. I’m lucky to have her!

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My husband and I don't have Facebook. I haven't run into issues or trouble getting necessary info without it so far. My daughter's school communicates through their app and all other extracurriculars, I get emails. That would be really frustrating always feeling out of the loop just because you don't have Facebook.

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I also don’t have any social media and have run into the same problems!! So I have gathered phone numbers that I can text or call to check and confirm the time of an event. You can even make friends with another mommy in the group and they can text if there’s a change.

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I feel like that’s a disservice to families and I work for a cyber school. I worked at the library and you’d be amazed how many people came in to use the computers because they don’t have access to one at home or they’d sit and use the library’s internet on their phone. A public school should not be expecting families to gain information only from social media without providing it to all families. I would bring this up with administration.

Parenting without social media ...how ?!🥴

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