What is it with these social networking sites online? I allowed Hannah to create a MySpace page and opened an e-mail account "for" her, but she doesn't have the password to either. We sit and check it together. Well, of all people, "A" her BFF from last year who we just took to the movies on Tuesday sent her a comment on Wed that Hannah needs to stop copying her and get a life. We deleted it (I have it set up where comments don't automatically post to her profile) and she sent her another one yesterday that said "how come you copy me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Hannah called her to find out what was going on and she wrote her back again and said something like "thanks for the message, you always do what I do, you need to stop copying me". With that, she moved Hannah to the bottom of her buddy list. I told Hannah it would be best to delete her until the two of them were able to talk and work things out because it isn't a good idea to send crazy messages online. That if she has something to say, she should say it to her. Why would she write something like that, but not say it?
I really thought that by sitting down with Hannah to check her page she would be "safe", but it seems like these sites just welcome teen (or tween) drama. I noticed this girl is cursing back and forth with some boy on her page as well. I hope that Hannah is able to talk to her. It seems a shame for her to lose a friend over the sake of dramatics, but I guess if she feels that way, she's not much of a friend. That was kind of the way Hannah viewed it.
Anyway, they only see each other on the bus ride to and from school. That's kind of what I asked Hannah. I said, "you're not in any of the same classes, you don't get together outside of school hardly ever because you are so busy, she likes dirt bikes, you are into a ton of other things, why would she say that?" Hannah just said she didn't know.
So, I'm not trying to turn this into my drama, but I was pretty confused and hurt for Hannah. Like I said, it's almost like MySpace and similar sites breed drama. How strange.
1 comment:
Welcome to the wonderful world of the "tweenages" of the 21st century, where even at this young and impressionable age, young children can try to be someone or something they aren't...mean! It's a new way to get attention, either by picking on someone to attact another group, or a simple cry to say "Hey! Look at me!" Hannah is doing the right thing. If it bothers her enough to confront "A" then let her, as long as it is only talk and nothing further. If "A" continues to act out with her garbage, then Hannah is correct, and this person was never her real friend and she's better off without her.
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