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In response to "So I'm sure you're all going to be sick of the trials and tribulations of my 12 year old son but we caved and let him get an Instagram account" by oblique

"and one of our big ones is that you have to be friends with us on whatever site it is"

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Aug 19 '12, 14:11

It doesn't take long before they figure out. One account for my parents to know about. A second account that is private that me and my friends actually USE.

I have yet to have a friend with kids in their mid teens that haven't tried this yet. Those are just the ones they find out about.

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My nephew did that until Facebook recommended his real account as a friend to his mom. -- nm - Dano Aug 19, 14:35 1
- hehe, they almost always get caught. -- nm - Bacon Aug 19, 14:38
Yeah, we'll see how that holds up under pressure - oblique Aug 19, 14:15 2
- Ah yes. Hotcake's Brother went to MIT. Does software/hardware stuff for a defense firm. His wife writes software. - Bacon Aug 19, 14:23 1
  - Oh he's only 9 now and quite ahead of the game -- nm - Bacon Aug 19, 14:23
My niece is the exception to your rule, then. - Spawn Aug 19, 14:14

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"and one of our big ones is that you have to be friends with us on whatever site it is"

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