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"Should parents read their daughter's texts or monitor her online activity for bad language and inappropriate content?"

Earlier today, I served as the “young woman’s voice” in a panel of local experts at a Girl Scouts speaking event. One question for the panel was something to the effect of, “Should parents read their daughter’s texts or monitor her online activity for bad language and inappropriate content?”

I was surprised when the first panelist answered the question as if it were about cyberbullying. The adult audience nodded sagely as she spoke about the importance of protecting children online.

I reached for the microphone next. I said, “As far as reading your child’s texts or logging into their social media profiles, I would say 99.9% of the time, do not do that.”

Looks of total shock answered me. I actually saw heads jerk back in surprise. Even some of my fellow panelists blinked.

Everyone stared as I explained that going behind a child’s back in such a way severs the bond of trust with the parent. When I said, “This is the most effective way to ensure that your child never tells you anything,” it was like I’d delivered a revelation.

It’s easy to talk about the disconnect between the old and the young, but I don’t think I’d ever been so slapped in the face by the reality of it. It was clear that for most of the parents I spoke to, the idea of such actions as a violation had never occurred to them at all.

It alarms me how quickly adults forget that children are people.

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This is amazing

I love the phrase “what the entire fuck” because it implies that there exists some scenario that warrants only a “what the partial fuck”.

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ha?

every single person who reblogs this

every

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will get “doot doot” in their ask box

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Fuck my life

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ha?

every single person who reblogs this

every

single

person

will get “doot doot” in their ask box

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Phil Skellington because of festive season ;)

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honestly rb if you agree.

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It seems that the whole world is listening except Dan and Phil themselves

me, yelling to the world: DAN AND PHIL ARE SO IN LOVE DAN AND PHIL ARE SO IN LOVE DAN AND PHIL ARE SO IN LOVE

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PHIL IS NOT ON FIRE 8 IS HERE!!!

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phil lester likes butts pass it on

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Much feel, too cute, breathing can't

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DAN SAYING “DO YOU WANT ME TO CHOKE YOU DADDY” AT TATINOF DUBLIN

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So cute 😍😍😍❤❤❤❤