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[quote=Anonymous]Random awkward question.. I drive the carpool. A handful of our 12-yo son’s friends asked for my cell phone number at the beginning of the year so they could text me of running late, sick, not coming, etc.  I also have their parents’ cell phone numbers.  I didn’t think anything of giving these kids my number, but now I feel worried about how to handle their increasing communication with me.  I’m a late-40s widowed, nonprofit law WFM boring white lady.  The kids’ parents are a similar demographic.  They’re boys and girls ages 11-14.  Last week they were texting me mostly things like, “your son isn’t answering his phone. Can you please tell him ____ for me?”  This week, a few are texting me throughout their breaks in the day and after school, and this morning.

They text me things like, “hiiiii” and funny emojis, innocent sweet things like “how’s your day going?” — and then when I answer “great! How about yours?” they will respond and ask me about whether they should wear short sleeves or long sleeves.. just really innocent things, and mostly to me they just sound like they’re trying to connect with another human.

But, I wonder.. should I tell their parents?

When I think “yes!,” I think: of course, omg, I would want to know if an adult were texting my child.

When I think “maybe no?,” I think: do they already know because they see their kids’ texts and they’re not worried about it, and if I say something, THEN that makes me sound creepy?

Ugh. I wish the “how to be a safe grownup” parenting course at the preschool had covered this. Thanks for any thoughts or experience. [/quote]

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