submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have three teenage daughters who are currently not allowed on social media. But I want to give them some ability before they become adults. My eldest gave me a PowerPoint presentation on why she should be allowed on Snapchat, lol.

She made some good points. Her friend group has a group text and she wants to keep up with everyone but doesn’t want to get the ding notifications constantly.

Feels like a good opportunity for a Fediverse platform. Like a closed Mastodon/Pixelfed server and have some parental controls. Any projects out there?

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, nowadays a part of the "birds and bees" talk should include an explanation of privacy settings and common Internet scams.

[-] riverSpirit 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This isn’t a real thing is it? I never knew anyone who ever had such a talk, it was always something we’d hear about in American movies/shows, but it doesn’t actually happen does it?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I don't have kids so I dunno if it's still happening, but my dad had a brief and very awkward conversation with me to tell me that if I had sex to make sure to use a condom but if I ever did get a girl pregnant I could always tell him and it'd be OK, we'd figure it out, etc. Nothing fancy or anything; just the essentials to make sure I wasn't a dumbass about sex.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

@riverSpirit @Bravo

My kids and I have most definitely had conversations about how babies are made. I didn't have to sit them down to have 'a talk', though.

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