• TheTetrapod@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    What’s wrong with a 12 year old texting their friends? I had unfettered internet access by then and I turned out fine.

    • proudblond@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Oh, nothing inherently wrong, but we’ve already had a couple of incidents of bad behavior. My kid got mad about something and sent some angry messages to a group chat that included racial slurs. It was a big learning experience to say the least (for all of us). Since then they’ve learned to unsend their messages, it seems, so while I can say my kiddo learned something, I have to hope that he also learned the things I needed him to learn. Being a parent is so much fun!

      • dil@piefed.zip
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        3 hours ago

        Kids used to go outside and shout racial slurs at the park, damn kids just texting them these days