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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you have it and why are you on here if it is so harmful?  That's the better question.[/quote]

Not OP but (1) I don't have social media anymore besides DCUM, (2) I hate my DCUM usage, and (3) the anonymous nature of DCUM negates a lot of the harmful aspects of social media.

Anyway, it's not actually the better question. I know a parent who has been trying to quit smoking for almost 15 years. He's made it as long as 2 year but he has a very high stress job (medical profession) and when things at work get really tough, he will still go buy a pack of cigarettes. He is well aware of how bad it is for him and hates that he does it. His kids know he struggles with it and he will point to that as the #1 reason for them to never start smoking -- "Look at me, I have been trying to break this habit since before you were born and still struggle. Don't ever start."

I struggle with screen addiction and I am open with my kid that I struggle with it and explain that this is a major reason that she doesn't have a phone or her own tablet and is not allowed screens in her bedroom. I also commit to going screen free in the evenings from 6pm until after she goes to bed, and we do screen free vacation days too. But when I'm working I have to stare at a screen and I find it incredibly hard not to open a tab for DCUM. I am working on it, but I'd like to spare my kid these issues to the best of my ability.[/quote]

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