Lost and Found. @cre-art-lve - Tumblr Blog

Sometimes when people on the Internet are like "ADULTS CAN NEVER INTERACT WITH MINORS IT'S CREEPY" I remember how, at 12, back in 1997, I was on the Witchvox forums with people ranging from me to people in at least their 50s, and no one there was ever a creep to me, no one ever made me feel uncomfortable or asked for my personal info, and when I finally broke down after a particularly brutal day of bullying at school and posted about it they were the first adults I'd ever met in my entire life who told me the bullies were the problem and it was okay to be angry about it.

Kids need to interact with adults who will listen to them.

derinthescarletpescatarian

I was practically raised by sixty year old scientists I'd never met on random science forums. I'd show up and talk about evolution with them for hours. When I got accepted into university, they helped me go through how to find a place to live and the basics of living alone (my family didn't want me to go to uni so didn't help with any of this, figuring that if I couldn't find accommodation I'd have to stay home). You're supposed to have friends outside your age group; I'd argue that it's psychologically unhealthy not to. And no, your parents and grandparents don't count.

amurderofkittens

It takes a village to raise a child. Not a village of other 6 year olds.

the-real-seebs

Yeah. In particular, note that the goal here is not to have one person you trust intensely and you have no way of sanity-checking them; the goal is to have a handful of people, who are independent of each other, so that if one of them is making you uncomfortable you can tell someone else "hey this person I know is doing a thing which sorta creeps me out" and get feedback.

In an ideal world, you could rely on your parents to perform that function. We're not in an ideal world.

princecharmingtobe

I always bring up a discord server I was in, with a wide age range. One day one of the younger members messaged a mod to ask if they were overreacting to something. Specifically, another adult in the server had been messaging them and being very inappropriate with them. To which they responded "They did WHAT?!" Told them to immediately block that person, booted them from the server and sent out a warning to the server and outside of it.

Because this kid had other adults to go to, not only did they get help and protection, but said adults were also able to send out a warning to everyone else of what this person was doing.

shencomix

This was The Boy From Venus #3! Check my page on here for previous entries. ✌️

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inkandguns

lillytheaspie

catilinas

you should be able to wash your hair and it stays washed. what do you mean i have to do it again

dogpuppy

luisonte

Inventacos

something-truly-evil

me and my friends at the thingamabob and doohickey convention

pangur-and-grim

my house is scary at night

storyweavingspider

Interpreted this initially not as shelves, but as your cat having erected defensive fortifications

snowluvvie

charlesoberonn

Turns out you can roll a 7 on a d6

but only once.

loth-caatgirl

The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett

peachdoxie

I bought a desktop laminator using money I got for my birthday and by god if this isn't the sexiest piece of office equipment I've ever had the pleasure of owning

peachdoxie