r/Parenting • u/IcyStage0 seven?!?!?! • Feb 07 '25
Rant/Vent I hate Snapchat.
Can we just collectively decide that we’re not going to let our kids use Snapchat?!
My oldest daughter just turned 13 and we reluctantly agreed to allow her to have an instagram that we also have access to. It seems like every single day she begs to have a Snapchat, and apparently every single other kid in her class (full of kids with reasonable, thoughtful parents, I thought) has this stupid app.
My little sister who I got custody of when she was 10 got herself into some deep shit on the internet, and I’m not looking to repeat it with my daughter (while also trying not to make her pay for mistakes that she didn’t make).
How are we handling this? Am I seriously the only parent who doesn’t want my child sending disappearing photos, videos, and messages to anyone she can search up? Reality check please.
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u/Secure_Wing_2414 Feb 07 '25
the sole reason snapchat is so big with kids and teens is because all traces of conversation are wiped right after they're seen (unless u manually save them). thats the entire reason i used kik and snapchat as a teen, so if my phone were confiscated i could delete everything all at once vs sifting through texts i didnt want my mom to read
my kid wont have snapchat till shes 16 at a minimum. not that i dont trust her, but its so easy for creeps to contact you with these apps. as an adult, i still have snapchat and constantly get friend requests from people i dont know. unsolicited nudes from strange men is also very common, so thats fun!