Glass Chatroom Board

Carma48.... that is so very sad. I have repeatedly drilled it into my GC's that is a very unsafe cyberworld they live in. They're careful and reveal nothing, yet my DD has her soul bared on F'Book (an appropriate abbreviation for it!) and sends out 'blanket texts' on cell ph. Often recipients reply sending it to all under that blanket. Had to tell this 47 y.o. woman to take Mom's name out of the blanket list. I give my # to no one that doesn't need it, use my driver license # as ID (it's not my SSN) and rarely give my street address to anyone.
The problem with a kid meeting someone met online is the basic desperation for attention in that kid. Parents have to make kids confident, secure and self-loving but also teach judicious self-protection techniques. "Don't go in a car with strangers" should extend through the teen years. By God, I wouldn't want to grow up in today's world. I feel great sympathy for the grands.

And then in spite of all the gentle love and care, you might just send your babies to school one day and never see them again.
Janice