Now it would be especially important to talk to them directly about all that you’ve been noticing that worries you. It sounds like you’ve done a great job so far in talking generally about safety and concerning behaviors they might encounter from unsafe folks online. They are so lucky to have someone like you in their life. It is really fabulous of you all to adjust your behaviors online so that they are appropriate for a 12-year-old. Thanks so much for reaching out to us about this complicated topic. If you have advice and resources for that, I would appreciate it. less important, I've been repressing my own disgust at myself and details of my own earlier involvement because I know I'll have a mental breakdown. I don't know what to do beyond what we have already done and plan to do. I really care about this kid, they're like found family to me and even if I didn't feel that way, as an adult I still owe any kid putting themselves in danger at least an attempt at keeping them safe. They say they know how to spot abuse but the fact they knowingly pursued sexual role play with adults proves they're really not ready to just go out and about online. And they refuse to acknowledge that they are just a kid who doesn't know everything. We can only make sure our little space of the internet is safe for them and if they seek out other areas we can't stop them. I'm so scared they'll just go find other people.īut I know that's not enough. None of us want to lose our friend, but more importantly right now if we banned them from any gameplay with us, they would no longer have one of the only stable points in their lives or the only adults who know what's going on and trying to keep them safe in their life. We're going to adjust our behavior and gameplay to be age appropriate for a 12 year old. We're all putting up hard lines on the roleplay, and we will not bring any romantic or sexual themes into it from now on. I don't want them to be hurt more than they already are. I'm trying so hard to explain to them why it's so dangerous and to get them to stop seeking out and putting out sexual content online. I deeply care for this person, like as a younger sibling. I'm so scared they will get or already are involved with sexual activities elsewhere. They’ve pursued relationships with people they knew were 16-18 and encouraged and pursued sexual roleplay. They keep saying that they're fine, and that 'roleplay isn't dangerous.’ But this young person has discussed sexual topics from day one, such as porn and masturbating. We're trying to take on a parental role and try to explain to them why what they did was bad and dangerous. Along with other players in the game, we have been discussing how to keep this child safe. Recently, this person now has admitted to actually being 12 years old. I started giving them occasional talks on how to recognize predators and abusive dynamics and linking them to age-appropriate resources. I went with it, and we maintained this sexual roleplay between our game characters.Īfter they said they were 15, at first, I didn't know how to break it off but eventually stopped all sexual aspects of our characters’ relationship. They initiated sexual interactions between our two characters. When we first began, I was under the impression this person was as old as or older than me.
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