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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to treat this as a crisis with your kid. He clearly gave the number to someone that he was talking to about important personal stuff. That person took his trust and twisted it into something sinister. By involving the police, you’ve dealt with that. But something is still going on with your kid that this happened at all. [/quote] Yes! [b]OP you will now need to talk to your son. He needs to know he can trust YOU[/b].[/quote] New poster. Agree, especially with the bolded above. OP, please sit down with your DH and both of you script what you want to say to start the conversation. Don't wing it. You do not want your son feeling scared that you're coming down on him like a ton of bricks, are angry, will punish him for...whatever. You need him to feel he can talk about whatever kicked this off (even if it's nothing HE did). Even if this is another kid pranking, it's bad. If it's another kid bullying, your son could be getting cyberbullied in other ways and you might not know it (does he do online school? Other forms of social media? Does he do gaming where he'd have contact with other kids and possibly adults masquerading as kids or as friendly players....??). You need your son to be willing to talk to you honestly and without fear about whether he might have given out personal information in ANY way. If he's in school even virtually you do have access to a school counselor, OP. Talk to that person. And you were right to involve the police. Do NOT contact this person. The PP above talking about The Gift of Fear and escalation is right. Please update us. [/quote]
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