It Needs To Be Heard

It needs to be heard

"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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invisableanimator

6 years ago

Goodbye Mr Stan Lee

He will be dearly missed a toast to the man who inspired many,lived life like he wanted and made a space in mine and many others hearts. So lets all lift our comics,figures,graphic novels and movies to him.📓🎬🍻cheers

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invisableanimator

1 year ago

Just a reminder that Free Palestine doesn't end with a ceasefire.

Gaza is in rubble and will have to be rebuilt. Gaza would still be a concentration camp where there's a lack of clean water and food allowed in. The west bank would still be filled with settlers and settler based violence.

Gaza had the mean age of 18 before this attack. People lost their everything, you don't just recover from that.

A Free Palestine ends once there is a true ceasefire. One the apartheid "state" of israel is no more.

Once Palestinians can go from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, Palestine will truly be free. Edit: Here are some learning sources

Daily click:

arab.org

Home – 2020

arab.org aims to empower every person & every organization to do Good.

Free documentary about Gaza's Fight For Freedom:

means.tv

Gaza Fights for Freedom

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invisableanimator

4 years ago

M-my mom

Child: *complains of mental illness symptoms*

Parents with undiagnosed mental illness: Everyone's like that 😘

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invisableanimator

3 years ago

What your headache is tellin you

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invisableanimator

3 years ago

Reblog to give an ancient spirit lurking in your room a nice hot bowl of soup

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invisableanimator

4 years ago

Crow pumpkin he knows all. Ask him question of all expect where he gets the knowledge. #halloween #halloween2020🎃👻🕷️ #pumpkin (at Trader Joe's-Sarasota,FL) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG3wC_RHTC3/?igshid=cy3ucdkohto1