{"id":9772,"date":"2014-06-06T07:53:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T11:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/?p=9772"},"modified":"2014-06-06T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T12:13:49","slug":"first-rule-parents-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2014\/06\/06\/first-rule-parents-bloggers\/","title":{"rendered":"First Rule For Parents of Bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>First rule for parents of bloggers?<\/h2>\n<p>Pictures! Always get pictures!<\/p>\n<p>Case in point from earlier this week when I received a the following text messages from my parents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluemonkeybutt.com\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9830\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2014\/06\/06\/first-rule-parents-bloggers\/swat-team1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team1.jpg?fit=639%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"639,874\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Rule for Parents of Bloggers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team1.jpg?fit=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team1.jpg?fit=639%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9830\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team1-219x300.jpg?resize=281%2C385\" alt=\"First Rule for Parents of Bloggers\" width=\"281\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team1.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team1.jpg?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aargh! No pictures!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluemonkeybutt.com\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/2014\/06\/06\/first-rule-parents-bloggers\/swat-team2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team2.jpg?fit=380%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"380,325\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FFirst Rule for Parents of Bloggers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team2.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team2.jpg?fit=380%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9831\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team2-300x256.jpg?resize=300%2C256\" alt=\"First Rule for Parents of Bloggers\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team2.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.bluemonkeybutt.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/swat-team2.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least I did express concern that they were okay. Granted it was after asking if they took pictures, but still I did say it.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently my mother was more concerned they were going to evacuate the neighborhood because there was going to be some sort of SWAT Team standoff. Go figure. I&#8217;ll give them a pass this time. It&#8217;s not like they get a SWAT Team in their neighborhood every week or ever. Next time they&#8217;ll be ready.<\/p>\n<p>What did we learn is the first rule for parents of bloggers? Pictures! Always take pictures. This applies to brothers, sisters, children, significant others, aunts, uncles, neighbors, co-workers, and anyone else who might know a blogger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First rule for parents of bloggers? Pictures! Always get pictures! Case in point from earlier this week when I received a the following text messages from my parents. Aargh! No pictures! At least I did express concern that they were okay. 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