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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's simple.  People talk about the effects of social media on kids, and it is significant, but the answer to the OP's post is really about the effects of social media and access to things like DCUM on the internet on PARENTS.  I'll bet our parents thought about these things sometimes, but they had no outlet to talk about them unless they cared enough to seek out a friend or relative and have a conversation.  Now you can hop on the internet and vent to strangers while you are still in the heat of the moment.

The world would be a better place if people didn't post online when they are having a bad moment.  Write it down and get it out of you but then...delete it. Or wait to post until you think about it a bit. Keep a journal or something.[/quote]

I think posting is a good thing. You get it off your chest and don’t bother your friends with it. Also many perspectives. No one is forcing you to click on these threads. [/quote]

Dp.  I'm not so sure.  Sometimes this serves as an echo chamber.  Whereas before you might have just let go your issue that your tween doesn't have anyone to ToT, you start a thread here which turns into 5 page thread and then you and anonymous others have convinced yourself that it's a BIG deal!  Then you start being extra-sensitive to slights, real or imagined.

That said, I don't really agree with OP's post.  She sounds a little mean.  The posts I see on here are just about helping kids navigate tough social situations and not just complaints that the kids weren't invited to every party out there.  It's not a matter of my kid and yours just don't click so why should I force it, it's about kids who suddenly push one kid out a group for seemingly no reason (they must have clicked at some point right) or something like that.  I saw that a lot growing up and that's really rough.  [/quote]

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