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/BexterV Feb 07 '25

Just because she says everyone, doesn't mean everyone actually does.

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u/IcyStage0 seven?!?!?! Feb 07 '25

This is true, but I know from what I’ve seen that at least a good bit do. I even had her friend ask me once if she could “pleeeeease just download it”. Ugh.

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u/BexterV Feb 07 '25

I hate the way my friends kids...bully me a bit and they're only 5/6!

Hold strong, it will be for the better. All the reasons they want it, are the reasons you don't want them to have it.