“Linda, Honey, Listen”: Moms be careful with your children’s online life
On March 18, 2014, The Ellen DeGeneres Show featured mom Linda Beltran and her eldest son Mateo, who made the 8 million viewed YouTube sensation “Linda, Honey, Listen” – 3-year old Mateo Makes His Case for Cup Cakes” . At the end of their interview, Ellen treated Mateo to a 5 foot mound of cup cakes, and gifted Linda with a spa weekend and a $10,000 cheque to help with the living expenses of her family – including her husband Kenneth, their second child, and her parents-in-law. Mateo’s parents are capitalizing further on their son’s notoriety by selling t-shirts with his catchphrase “Linda, Honey, Honey, Listen…” with all proceeds going to his college fund. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/little-mateo-pleads-his-case-for-cupcakes/ A few weeks ago, Sharon Greenthal, a former stay-at-home mom and blogger at Empty House, Full Mind wrote “A Letter To Mommy Bloggers From A Blogger With Grown Kids” encouraging mommy bloggers to NOT post photos and write about their children’s