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It makes me sick just thinking about it. Everyone wants some form of validation or feeling of self worth, but this is negative.
Just in case you’re wondering:
? Smash: Means to want to have sex with the person.
? Pass: Means that you would not want to have sex with this person.
? The “best” part is that you can leave comments about that person’s picture.
What the heck is going on? I mean really. Someone’s teenage daughter is posting a picture asking a complete stranger if they are good enough to have sex with? Is your daughter posting these pictures? Is your son posting? Playboy bunny teens, how nice … it’s like a smorgasbord for pedophiles. The one-stop shop for: bullying if you are not “smash” material, and for pedophiles.
Which makes me think, why is this happening in the first place? Are they not getting enough attention at home? Do they not have other things to make them feel good about themselves?
If the teen is getting attention, then does the parent know there are suggestive photos — with cleavage or bare stomach showing — of their teen floating around the Internet? This might make a lot of parents “mad.” However, I feel that if you are not monitoring your teen’s behavior online then you have no right to weigh in on this subject, because you don’t care enough to check up on them. Or maybe it’s just easier not to parent them online because you are “too busy.”
Parents: ”it’s your fault” if you don’t check to see what your teen is doing … unless 1) you produced a perfect kid or 2) you are delusional in thinking that your child’s incapable of doing something wrong. Remember: they are human, and not deities.
AUTHOR OVERVIEW
Bobbie Borras is an Editor at Parentingtodayskids.com and is very passionate about protecting kids online. Bobbie refined her online safety expertise through her work at SpectorSoft, the leader in child online safety and monitoring. As a single mother, she understands the importance of paying attention to what children do online in order to protect them. Bobbie ensures that the Parentingtodayskids.com’s content is up to date, by spending lot of time each day tackling tough issues, related to kids and technology. The issues that you need to know as a parent. In addition, Bobbie has years of hands-on experience mentoring to teen girls through her involvement with Calvary Chapel Student Ministry Program. Bobbie is currently pursing a B.C.M. at Victory University.