The Awkwardest Years

I had a few conversations about middle schoolers using social media today. It made me remember how scared I am for when my kid is a preteen and for whatever tech will exist that will likely have lasting impacts on his emotional/social/physical development/safety/etc. It also made me remember how glad I am that social media didn’t exist when I was in middle school or high school BECAUSE WHAT KINDS OF THINGS WOULD I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT and also because kids can be mean.

Here’s what I imagine:

Status updates like:

• Watching TRL #torn #natalieimbrugliaisnumber1
• 10 CDs for only a dollar! Signing up nowwww
• I wish I had a boyfriend… (the ellipsis is key)
• Hey Stephanie, I’m cold. Do you want my jacket? No. (and other inside jokes that only 3 people would know about)
• Come to [church or youth group event/choir or dance concert/my house] right now! (with a picture of how much fun we’re having)
• Stephanie, Rachel, Tracy, and Kyle are my BFFFFFFFFFFFFs. I love them so much. 
• Lean on me, when you’re not strong. (and other inspirational song quotes)
• Bored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Chemistry sux.
• Just bought a new pack of Warheads, who wants one?
• [Moody quote indirectly and yet very obviously about being upset with one of my friends for leaving me out]
• Dad's air guitaring again. #dishessongs #morethanafeeling
• TACO BELL TONIGHT
• John 3:16

Pictures like this:

(But also, these are on facebook. It took me 4 seconds to find them.)

So, I just channeled my inner middle school/ high school student, who was really innocent. I doubt I would have been as innocent if I had all the social medias then.