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Generally curious why don't you use instagram or snapchat, if you are just sharing pictures and updates of your son with friends and family?

I assume the main reason is the older members of your family only have facebook.

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Less tech savvy relatives and friends are not on Snapchat/Instagram. Plus, Instagram feels more like a picture book than a musings diary. Basically, Instagram/Snapchat are less 'communicative' (I mean, they have their uses, of course).

To answer your question, probably laziness. I've got all those contacts on FB and would take a decent effort to connect on other platforms. Secondary to that, I'm sure several of my family members are FB-only.

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