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Betoota Heights internet personality and profound dipstick, Paula Fusty, has once again graced her followers with a new batch of photos featuring her kids with their faces is obscured by an emoji.
The photos, which depict otherwise mundane moments like trips to the park or awkwardly staged family gatherings, have been posted with the apparent intention of protecting the children’s privacy. But the constant use of the smiling face, heart eyes, and the occasional clown emoji has left some of Kaitlyn’s 1200 followers wondering why she bothers sharing the photos at all.
“I get it, you want to keep your kids safe from the internet weirdos, but if that’s the case, why post the photos in the first place?” asked one bemused follower in the comments.
That commenter, local mum Kelly Davidson, spoke to our reporter about it via The Advocate’s Instagram messaging system.
“I can see she’s posted this outside her front gate, which has the street number on it and there’s jacaranda trees down that road, meaning it’s one of those roads in Betoota Heights near the Botanical Gardens. A quick check of Google Street view and I’ve found her exact address. She posts pictures of her kid in their school uniform, I know where they go to school. I can see they’ve got lots of expensive things in their house so when they posted they were in Thredbo last week, I knew there was nobody home. The emojis don’t do shit!”
Undeterred by the criticism, Paula defended her creative choice, in the comments.
“As a mother, it’s my duty to protect my kids. But as a content creator, it’s also my duty to share my life with my audience. It’s about finding balance,” she wrote in a lengthy paragraph under the original comment.
Paula’s desire to balance privacy with overexposure has led to an onslaught of comments and private messages questioning her logic.
“If you don’t want people to see your kid’s face, just don’t post pictures of them,” wrote another follower, whose suggestion was met with a flood of supportive likes.
But like any dedicated social media user, Paula shows no signs of backing down.
“I don’t expect everyone to understand,” she replied.
“This is my job.”
More to come.
