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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My DD is a college freshman. She was born in NY and started kindergarten at 4. When she was in elementary school we moved to a different state with a much earlier deadline which is why she graduated high school at 17 and will not turn 18 for several more weeks. I am very against social media- I am not on it myself and we did not allow DD on it until she was 16. Today a friend asked me if I knew about DD’s social media and sent me a link to her Instagram and TikTok accounts. She has enough followers to qualify for a LTK account. I am very disappointed. The majority of the posts are “get ready with me” videos, shopping hauls, or showing what she is wearing. I don’t like seeing her spending so much money and being so commercialistic. One video was her in her corset Halloween costume, which I am angry about because she is still underage and if she were a senior in high school living under my roof, I would never let her go out like that. She was an academic high achiever in high school who is attending a competitive school.  I believe should be spending her energy in more meaningful pursuits. I don’t know what to do- telling her to delete it would hurt our relationship, which is very strong. I just don’t like the idea that I raised an “influencer.” [/quote]

YOu act like that's all she's aspiring to be. Honestly, you just need 5000+ followers to have an LTK account which many kids her age already have today. It's not a big deal. DOn't worry. Besides, there's worse things than being an "influencer." The most successful ones are making a TON of money. Also, if she has enough followers to have an LTK account, why wouldn't you encourage it? She's making money! [/quote]

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