17yo DD is an “influencer”

[Anonymous]

If you are happy with her being at college at 17 then I don’t think you can stop this. What other things do you think she is doing at college without you knowing - this is not going to be the only thing!

[Anonymous]

She's an adult so you really have no pull other than money. If she's spending your money to make money that's not cool.

[Anonymous]

GRWM? Usually it morphs into the "Sex worker influencer" of OF. Congratulations, OP.

Her job may be AI proof.

[Anonymous]

So trashy

[Anonymous]

This seems to be written from the perspective of the kid and not the parent. Or this is a troll post.

[Anonymous]

TBH sometimes the most restrictive parents get the kids who get most heavily into the forbidden fruit. You withheld the social media until 16 and a year later she built a following on it. You are no longer in control, so probably just drop it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: My DD is a college freshman. She was born in NY and started kindergarten at 4. When she was in elementary school we moved to a different state with a much earlier deadline which is why she graduated high school at 17 and will not turn 18 for several more weeks. I am very against social media- I am not on it myself and we did not allow DD on it until she was 16. Today a friend asked me if I knew about DD’s social media and sent me a link to her Instagram and TikTok accounts. She has enough followers to qualify for a LTK account. I am very disappointed. The majority of the posts are “get ready with me” videos, shopping hauls, or showing what she is wearing. I don’t like seeing her spending so much money and being so commercialistic. One video was her in her corset Halloween costume, which I am angry about because she is still underage and if she were a senior in high school living under my roof, I would never let her go out like that. She was an academic high achiever in high school who is attending a competitive school. I believe should be spending her energy in more meaningful pursuits. I don’t know what to do- telling her to delete it would hurt our relationship, which is very strong. I just don’t like the idea that I raised an “influencer.”

YOu act like that's all she's aspiring to be. Honestly, you just need 5000+ followers to have an LTK account which many kids her age already have today. It's not a big deal. DOn't worry. Besides, there's worse things than being an "influencer." The most successful ones are making a TON of money. Also, if she has enough followers to have an LTK account, why wouldn't you encourage it? She's making money!

[Anonymous]

Hope she is paying her taxes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a real post? You say you are not on socials at all but know that she qualified for a LTK account, which I had too look up.

Anyway, tell her how you feel and don't expect her to change.

At this point, unless she's doing something illegal, I'm not sure where you can change things.

OP here. The only reason I know about the LTK account is because the link is in her bio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is an LTK account??

You put everything you buy/wear on that account and link to it so people don't have to google the product in your social media post.

If you get a click through the company will give you a % of your sales.

[Anonymous]

She's an entrepreneur!

[Anonymous]

While I definitely don’t want my kid to aspire to be an influencer, I also think you are way overreacting here. And your weird nonsense about her starting college at 17 isn’t helping you. She is a college freshman. She gets to do things you don’t necessarily approve of that aren’t illegal. If you want to shut down the money, stop paying for college, etc over this — have at it. And you will end up with a kid that may never speak to you again.

[Anonymous]

Another troll post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let it go. She's an adult. If she's earning commissions from her content, then she's created her own earning stream. You may not like it but you don't have to.

It’s extremely common for young women in college to make extra money online; many work as influencers. Theres also good money to be had on Only Fans, or other sites, including working as a “cam girl.” It’s honest work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let it go. She's an adult. If she's earning commissions from her content, then she's created her own earning stream. You may not like it but you don't have to.

It’s extremely common for young women in college to make extra money online; many work as influencers. Theres also good money to be had on Only Fans, or other sites, including working as a “cam girl.” It’s honest work.

True: up to 10% of U.S. women in the 18-24 age bracket are OnlyFans creators. The exact percentage is hard to pin down though, as Only Fans keeps much of the data about its models/ creators private, to protect those involved.