They’re playing Pokémon Go - how fun for them! Is this how they’re going to occupy their time instead of interacting with their pre-schooler while they’re at the park?

  • olivesandpoppies@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    As someone who played it when my kid was younger, I will warn you that when you are friends with people on the app, you send gifts that you get from poke stops (like parks you visited). It basically announces to friends (or in her case to strangers) where you have been or where you frequent. She’s adding randos from the internet. This is so unsafe. Yes let’s announce the parks and stops we all make WITH KIDS to STRANGERS. This is so stupid. It’s a fun game, but like be smart about it!

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      1 month ago

      I thought that’s how it works! She has no sense of personal safety and I find it astounding that a mother of 4 doesn’t even try to keep her children safe.

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        My coworker messaged a friend of hers last year about the dangers of posting kids online and the friend said they should go after the people causing harm, not the people posting. She showed me the screenshots of the dms and that’s when I unfollowed them. It’s one thing to post a photo and then people be awful , and it’s another to announce where you’ll be, that you have more kids than adults to watch the kids, when your flight it, when you’re out of town. But she won’t speak up for Palestine and other things because allegedly people will doxx her? Even google maps and street maps shows people houses, backyards and DOORS and they don’t think a pink flower door can be found? Keep kids OFF public accounts until they are of age AND consent. Period.

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          She doesn’t speak up about anything because she doesn’t want to alienate any followers

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          I saw a post 2-3 years ago about how easy it is to find someone based on their posts. Sarah has posted her unique front door, pics of her home, neighbors’ homes, etc. It took me less than 5 minutes to find her home and address online, and I live far away in a different country. That is some scary shit when you think about the pervs out there. She has posted where her kid’s rooms are, where they work, and their schedules. It terrifies me to think about, and they’re not even my kids. She has to know. She just doesn’t care. I can’t understand that.