“All I see all over Facebook now is engagements, weddings, and tons of babies!”

Chances are that if you’re between the ages of 21 and 35, you’ve heard or said something along those lines. The cliche is that as soon as you cross a certain invisible line, social media becomes one big “Look at my family!!!” advertisement.

It annoys some people, and I get why. Before I joined the parenting ranks, I admit that I too had at least a few thoughts along the lines of Hey champ, why don’t you post something besides your snot-covered kid for once?

The shift to a kid-filled feed brings home the reality that all those people posting are leaving behind the irresponsibility of the youth they cherished — and that you, probably, cherished with them. Each “Meet our new blessing!!!” means yet another friend straying from the path of freedom and debauchery to the path of PTO meetings and dad jeans. And if you’re holding on to every last fraying strand of your own youth and freedom but your partner (or your parent) is ready for kids, the constant reminder of that new life sitting out in the unknown can feel like watching the bottom-of-the-screen scroll on SportsCenter just showing the score of your favorite team losing, on repeat.

BUT: Since I’ve been indoctrinated into parenthood, I can happily admit that I’ve done a complete 180. Sorry! And also not sorry at all. I’m now that guy blowing your feed up with constant kid pictures, milestones, and hilarious (at least to me) moments. I can feel the theoretical heat from those who are tired of their feeds being dominated by everyone’s rugrats, but there are plenty of reasons why I just don’t care, and why I’m gonna keep them coming.

1. It’s better than what I used to post.