delete old text message?

[Anonymous]

Ds sent a nasty text message to someone 4 years ago. Now they occationally get along and sometimes do not. Is there a way he could have the text message deleted, that he sent? Any chance the provider could help with this?
This other person has saved the message and kept it all these years and is showing it off to other people. My kid is no angel either, but this out of proportion

[Anonymous]

Seriously...??? No, it cannot be deleted unless you foresnsically wipe the other child's device. Even then you would not be able to delete any copies.

[Anonymous]

I think this says as much about the other person as it does about your DS. It's a good life lesson for both. I'm sorry this is happening to your DS but on the up side he has learned to think twice before firing off an angry text/email/etc.

[Anonymous]

It was 4 years ago... Let it go.

What could it possibly say that makes it so horrible? Typical kid stuff?

[Anonymous]

hahahaha!

[Anonymous]

Yes, it was 4 years ago. By gones are not by gones as there is no forgiveness. This person is bossy and gets along with my kid as long as he let's him dominate.

[Anonymous]

There is no way to get rid of the text your child sent. As someone else mentioned, what about the people who it was forwarded to?

[Anonymous]

This is a good lesson for both you and your DS. People make mistakes and you don't get to erase mistakes. You learn from them, grow up and live with them.

Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a good lesson for both you and your DS. People make mistakes and you don't get to erase mistakes. You learn from them, grow up and live with them.

Move on.

Agree. Sorry OP, but momma can't hold the kids hand forever.

[Anonymous]

4 years? How old are these kids now that they were texting that long ago and saving them?

Wouldn't other people wonder about something that far in the past?

[Anonymous]

It's a good lesson for your son growing up in the digital age. What he texts, what he facebooks or tweets, will follow him. Nothing digital is ever truly lost or destroyed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a good lesson for your son growing up in the digital age. What he texts, what he facebooks or tweets, will follow him. Nothing digital is ever truly lost or destroyed.

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[Anonymous]

Do you know the other kid's parent? While I agree with the PPs about learning a lesson, mistakes, etc. if this was my kid, I'd want to know and would delete the text.

[Anonymous]

It is an iphone? Google how to hack into an iphone. Or if you know the number, then find a way to send an attachment that has a virus on it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you know the other kid's parent? While I agree with the PPs about learning a lesson, mistakes, etc. if this was my kid, I'd want to know and would delete the text.

If you would want to know, you'd be checking out your kids's texts periodically. Also, even if you'd delete it, it wouldn't help. Recipient already forwarded it and can easily get it back.

Hard to imagine what was said by OP's kid that is still making the rounds after four years. There are no solutions for OP's son except to live through it. But OP did a huge favor for the rest of us reminding us keep talking to our kids about watching what they send.