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maisiemog

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Anyone read this article about Social Media pressure on Teenagers today on the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42563173

It's really interesting but also terrifying as well

highlights include



Now I see a LOT of fashion and beauty bloggers online freaking out when they don't get enough likes on Instragram on their photos and these girls are in their late teens / early-mid 20s so it appears the trend continues WAY beyond the teenage years!

I work in a secondary school and see this on a daily basis. The pressure to conform to what social media presents as "normal" is huge. It's scary how much a teenagers life revolves around social media. It has been a HUGE wake up call to me. I still have FB etc but I've deleted the apps off my phone. I have to actually log into them if I want to when I'm on the go. I still have them on my ipad for a home. I have a pre-teen daughter and I really want to teach her that it is possible to have a life that isn't constantly being posted online, and still be happy and have friends etc. Scary times our children are growing up in. I'm very glad I am not a teenager now!
 

Jon

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Am officially bored of snow now

Just makes it impossible to plan to do anything at the weekend as you don't know if you will be able to drive or not due to the weather!!
 

Karonher

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We had snow for about 10 minutes this morning. By the time I got up it had gone. At one time I would have been disappointed, now I just think about it being safer to drive.
 

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Can you send your snow to me, please? I love snow, and we never get any :(
 

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