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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you are describing is not strict. It’s parenting. This is saying more about you then you actual strictness. [/quote]

This is what I tell my kids all the time. But they both have some friends who can really do whatever they want. Also, the vast majority of their friends have social media--so while I think that is just good parenting, it does seem I am firmly in the strict camp on that. There are a lot of mental health struggles in my family and I just do not think social media would be good for my kids' mental health. They tell me they understand that, but I still constantly hear, "everyone has Snap, everyone has Insta, everyone has TikTok." [b]Someone said upthread my "good one" will resent me. They are both really good kids. At least for now. And I am willing to bet that at a minimum, the older one will always be a "good kid." But I feel like I need to stick to my beliefs on some of these things. [/b] [/quote]

Are you 13:34? I said that your older one will resent you if the boundaries are adjusted for the youngest.[/quote]

I am OP but not 13:34. I took 13:34 to mean loosen the boundaries for a kid who has demonstrated responsibility. Sounds reasonable enough to me, but would not to my other kid, I am sure. [/quote]

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