"So...when are you having children?"
I must get this question once a week. Or twice a day over Christmas during visits to see the family. And I'm guessing if you're female, over the age of twenty-five and in a relationship, that you get this form of questioning--or more aptly, interrogating--too?
It's a question I've learnt how to strategically avoid, usually by swatting my hand in the air and having a swig of wine.
But I do want children.
Not now, of course. I may be twenty-eight but I act much like a nine-year-old. I still consider pop tarts an appropriate breakfast. Animated films are my favourite.
But one day, in four or five or ten years, I will start a family.
But there's only thing that scares the hell out of me - social media.
I think I was the last of the internetless generation. I received my first computer aged fifteen. I could do one of two things - play on Sims--which I miss dearly--or go to weird internet chat rooms, which I don't miss at all.
But before that, I ran around outside, chasing boys with sticks. I went to the park, the beach and the cinema. And most of my teenage years were spent walking around with friends, doing absolutely nothing.
I realise that this is starting to sound like one of those 'back in my day' rants. And that's because it is.
But the fact is, I have absolutely no idea how to deal with social media and children. Because for all the wonderful things the Internet has brought us - a world of knowledge at our fingertips, the ability to communicate with friends and family across the globe and more cat videos that we can readily consume, it's also brought along with it a darker side.
Bullying
I'm not suggesting that there are more bullies now than there have ever been because that's simply not true.
I also know that childhood bullying, however it's communicated, can, and does, have long lasting and sometimes devastating effects on young people.
But with the rise of social media, aren't we seeing a different and more frightening dimension to bullying? In 2014, 1 in 3 children in the UK experienced cyberbullying.
I can't imagine what that must feel like, that at any time of day or night, you could be on the receiving end of some pretty nasty comments or communications. That bullying is not just reserved for the classroom or playground, which of course, is pretty awful in itself, but it also takes place in your home, your bedroom, your private space - places where we should feel safe.
Digital print
The majority of babies born today in this country will have a digital print before they're even born, in the form of a sonogram. Children's every move will be documented, followed, liked and commented on.
Safety questions aside, isn't there an issue of consent here? Is it possible that someone might not want their past lives documented in this way?
I cringe when my Mum shows my husband old baby photos - of me naked in the sink or chocolate smeared around my mouth from baking. I'm quite glad there destined to stay lovingly in old photo albums, instead of on the Internet for the world to see.
Stupidity
I don't know about you, but I was pretty stupid when I was a teenager. I can't imagine combining that stupidity with a camera phone and a platform that can be viewed by millions of people.
Add to that, that any potential employer can search your name and pull up any past misdemeanours, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Comparing yourself to others
No one is ever 100% honest on social media. We like to show only a part of ourselves - the good part mainly. Recently, I tweeted about a morning run. But I certainly didn't tweet about the half a packet of custard creams I consumed afterwards.
Of course, none of this is new. Pre-internet we all tried to make our weekends sound more exciting when asked about them on Monday morning. But on social media, it feels like we're actively taking steps to show others just how amazing our lives are. When sometimes, they're just not.
So what can you do?
I could go on and on and on. But the fact is, social media is here to stay. And like I said before, it's brought with it some amazing things that I would now struggle to live without.
I think all parents worry about the world their children will grow up in. We may look to the past wearing rose-tinted glasses, as every generation does, but we want to make the future a better place.
I suppose the only thing you can do is educate and advise young people of the advantages and disadvantages of social media and hope they make the right choices. I feel sad that young people can't live their lives free from worry, that what they do and say might end up on the Internet for everyone to see and judge. But that's the world we live in now.