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DD's pregnancy and social media

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rmwseptember · 29/05/2019 13:53

My DD age 17 is having her first scan on Friday and plans to put the photo etc on social media as an announcement. She has 1500 'friends'. She is also providing the father also 17 with a copy and he will definitely be putting the info on his social media and he has over 4000 'friends'.
I have serious concerns and DD shared these concerns and was going to set up a smaller fb account accordingly - she has now changed her mind tho. She won't listen to me or her dad on this.
My daughter was seriously bullied at school and suffers with severe anxiety. She had to leave mainstream school and doesn't go out without us or her boyfriend and even then with him she restricts where she will go.
I am worried she will get a whole load of flack online and she told me that someone she knows who has recently had a baby has had nasty PMs.
What on earth can I reasonably do?

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PotteringAlong · 29/05/2019 13:56

Nothing. She’s 17, old enough to have social media and legally old enough to be a parent so you need to let her get on with it as she sees fit.

hormonesorDHbeingadick · 29/05/2019 13:56

Does she have any support for her mental health issues? You could contact them and raise your concern. But she is olde enough to have a child then she is old enough to decide for herself and learn from her mistakes. It’s tricky but I can’t see what else you can do.

Megan2018 · 29/05/2019 13:56

Do nothing.
If she is old enough to be responsible for another human, she is old enough to decide what she does with her personal info.
At 17 with a baby nasty social media messages are going to be the least of her problems tbh!
With all her issues how on earth is she going to manage?

Ravingstarfish · 29/05/2019 13:58

Not to be rude but very few people actually care about someone else’s pregnancy so hopefully they picture will get a few likes and that’ll be that.

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