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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your tween is lying to you. It is not universally true that kids talk ONLY on Snapchat. Many teens use text messages.[/quote]

NP.

I think OP’s kid is largely telling the truth. By and large, my kids communicate with friends using Snapchat.

Sometimes they text but it’s not common. 
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Again: The topic's question says: "Do kids only talk on Snapchat?"

The answer to that question is no, as that is not universally true. My kids live on iMessage all day, everyday. And if teens/tweens weren't using text messaging, the blue bubbles versus green bubbles thing wouldn't be an issue as it has been proven to be: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-apples-imessage-is-winning-teens-dread-the-green-text-bubble-11641618009

[QUOTE]Apple’s iMessage plays a significant role in the lives of young smartphone users and their parents, according to data and interviews with a dozen of these people. Teens and college students said they dread the ostracism that comes with a green text. The social pressure is palpable, with some reporting being ostracized or singled out after switching away from iPhones.[/QUOTE]

Might it be that the kids in OP's circle PRIMARILY talk on Snapchat? Sure. But even with those kids, I'd be hard pressed to believe that they never use anything other than Snapchat to communicate and text messaging is completely alien and foreign to them.[/quote]

So, is this now just some pedantic lecture on the difference between only and primarily?

My son’s friends mostly use Snapchat to talk. If they want to get together, they include those without Snapchat on regular text. But that person misses out on all the many many conversations happening all day. We gave in in 9th grade for that reason. [/quote]

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