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Originally Posted by Ninastar

oh absolutely.

i dont think teenage girls realise who is going to target them when they mention their age and post pictures of themselves. Its easier now than ever for creeps to message girls, pretending they are younger than they are and getting into 'relationships' with them.

speaking from a personal experience, where we've had to get police involved, it's honestly shocking. This person would pretend to be the super loving caring 'boyfriend' but would also make fake accounts and attack my sister, saying the most horrific, disgusting things ever... Then the 'boyfriend' would pretend to be there for her, while getting off on the fact he'd made her seriously upset.

honestly, i cannot tell you enough that you need to watch what your kids do... even up to the age of 18. just get them to be honest with you. if they go on a forum, let them, but be cool about it.

i know they always do it in secret anyway, but being calm and honest with them is the best way for them to do the same back to you. you've got to tell them about these people who go for younger kids on purpose, cause if they know, then maybe alarm bells will go in their heads and they will be able to report it...

my sister is in hospital again because of all of this. they know exactly how to mess with younger girls minds.

oh my god, that's horrifying
I hope she makes a full recovery and learns her lesson

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Tom!

oh my god, that's horrifying
I hope she makes a full recovery and learns her lesson

thanks...

but the thing is, she shouldn't have to learn a lesson for just being a teenage girl who didn't know

more needs to be done in schools and parents need to be taught too. its a horrible situation and I dont think it's over the top to say that online bullying happens just as much as bullying in classrooms/in real life

kids just need to be taught how to ignore them, it's something I've always said

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Originally Posted by Ninastar

thanks...

but the thing is, she shouldn't have to learn a lesson for just being a teenage girl who didn't know

more needs to be done in schools and parents need to be taught too. its a horrible situation and I dont think it's over the top to say that online bullying happens just as much as bullying in classrooms/in real life

kids just need to be taught how to ignore them, it's something I've always said

That is very true, and I hate it when people go: 'Cyberbullying isn't real, just turn your computer off and go outside!!1'