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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I follow and am followed by several of my 14yo DD's friends on Instagram. These are also kids I know in person, have over for sleepovers, drive around to the mall, etc.

My personal rules are:

1) I don't initiate requests, only accept them and follow back. 
2) I don't talk to their parents about stuff I see on Instagram - I would break this rule for a safety issue, but I have not encountered any safety issues 
3) I don't share anything on my own account that would be embarrassing for my daughter beyond the usual mom-cringe factor - e.g., no naked baby pictures, no naked me pictures, etc.

Other than that, it kind of feels like the kid equivalent of when I was a teenager and had certain friends whose parents I liked more than my own/other parents. I'm well aware that there are other Instagram accounts (I also have other Instagram accounts) and that I'm not getting the complete picture, but I think it's a positive sign that they want to be connected and share ANYTHING. If it's part of a broader teenager scam to make parents think they're sweet, so be it. I still think their cute little photo ops at the mall are cute.[/quote]

This is me almost exactly except my kid is 17 and all his friends made requests this year. [/quote]

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