Middle school gay/bi kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Social media.

This. It’s in. Kids do it as an attention device

[Anonymous]

If you’re a teen today and you see yourself as outside the mainstream as far as gender stereotypes, odds are you will call yourself gay/bi/pan/whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re a teen today and you see yourself as outside the mainstream as far as gender stereotypes, odds are you will call yourself gay/bi/pan/whatever.

I think this applies to tweens and teens who see themselves as outside any facet of the mainstream. But so many are going this route, it is now almost mainstream (trendy?) in some places to claim being aromantic/gay/bi/trans/etc.

Fwiw, including my kid in this 'outside' the mainstream...and he's been meeting more and more kids like him, from all walks of life in DC. It's fascinating, but also so hard to truly understand. I just roll with it and try to ask as many nonjuedgemental questions possible.

[Anonymous]

My DS is gay. It's not trendy is real life. Or, rather, it may be trendy for girls - I don't know- but I do know that it's definitely not trendy for boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS is gay. It's not trendy is real life. Or, rather, it may be trendy for girls - I don't know- but I do know that it's definitely not trendy for boys.

No one is saying it’s trendy for all kids. Only that there seem to be a lot of bandwagoners.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Social media.

This. It’s in. Kids do it as an attention device

Social media is to blame for so much of this fad. Social media is so toxic and harmful to youth!

Secondary to it is kids desperately seeking attention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media.

This. It’s in. Kids do it as an attention device

Social media is to blame for so much of this fad. Social media is so toxic and harmful to youth!

Secondary to it is kids desperately seeking attention.

Then why is it a regional phenomenon if social media is to blame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media.

This. It’s in. Kids do it as an attention device

Social media is to blame for so much of this fad. Social media is so toxic and harmful to youth!

Secondary to it is kids desperately seeking attention.

Then why is it a regional phenomenon if social media is to blame.

I don’t think it is regional. I’m in Midwest suburb and it same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media.

This. It’s in. Kids do it as an attention device

Social media is to blame for so much of this fad. Social media is so toxic and harmful to youth!

Secondary to it is kids desperately seeking attention.

Then why is it a regional phenomenon if social media is to blame.

I don’t think it is regional. I’m in Midwest suburb and it same.

It is the same there because you are also in a very liberal area. It is much less common in conservative areas and everyone knows this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media.

This. It’s in. Kids do it as an attention device

Social media is to blame for so much of this fad. Social media is so toxic and harmful to youth!

Secondary to it is kids desperately seeking attention.

Then why is it a regional phenomenon if social media is to blame.

I don’t think it is regional. I’m in Midwest suburb and it same.

It is the same there because you are also in a very liberal area. It is much less common in conservative areas and everyone knows this.

Trumpism was also fueled by social media but only flourishes in conservative areas. Doesn’t mean there aren’t Trump supporters in liberal areas, it’s just much risked for them to be out.

[Anonymous]

Why do all you parents care so much? Being a closeted person with no internet in the 80’s was HELL.

At least these kids can express themselves and talk to other ppl that might be like them. Social media can be harmful but it can also be helpful.

I don’t care about labels and my kids or their friends can change their labels and pronouns daily for all I care. As long as they are having and kind. The End

Get a life ppl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do all you parents care so much? Being a closeted person with no internet in the 80’s was HELL.

At least these kids can express themselves and talk to other ppl that might be like them. Social media can be harmful but it can also be helpful.

I don’t care about labels and my kids or their friends can change their labels and pronouns daily for all I care. As long as they are happy and kind. The End

Get a life ppl

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seeing this is sixth grade and to be honest, sixth grade boys can be pretty unappealing, so it could just be looking at the alternative, realizing, "I'm not attracted to any of them" and the girls come out the winner.

I was thinking the same thing. 6-8th grade boys are shorter than the girls, have not hit the throws of puberty, stink and generally look like little boys. As where half the girls look like grown women. I can see why they aren’t attracted to the boys as assume their are bi since their girl friends are appealing

Right but this has already been true.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, you’re all a bunch of disgusting homophones. Especially OP. You say the “majority” of your “large public middle school” kids are coming out as gay or bi? That means hundreds. How can you possibly know that? Are you taking a poll? Calling every parent on the school directory and putting together a spreadsheet? Or is what’s really happening is that your kid and you are getting all worked up over a few kids talking about being gay and you’re extrapolating from that in a homophobic panic?

Lol. We are words that sound the same?

Best post!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do all you parents care so much? Being a closeted person with no internet in the 80’s was HELL.

At least these kids can express themselves and talk to other ppl that might be like them. Social media can be harmful but it can also be helpful.

I don’t care about labels and my kids or their friends can change their labels and pronouns daily for all I care. As long as they are having and kind. The End

Get a life ppl

I care because my kid and her friends care a lot. I don’t get involved but I like to be at least aware of what my kids are talking about and into, and I especially recommend that all parents of teens know who their kids are talking to online. The harmful/helpful line in social media is really, really fine when it comes to kids being influenced by strangers on the internet.