WTF.. Because bullying that ostracized certain kids didn't exist before social media -- that's why Columbine didn't happen? We have got to stop this "good old

WTF.. Because bullying that ostracized certain kids didn't exist before social media -- that's why Columbine didn't happen? We have got to stop this "good old days" nonsense. That doesn't exclude or excuse the real problems that social media and always being online can cause, but stop pretending that dad wouldn't have been reading the paper or rushing off to work, or otherwise disengaged from Brian in the morning, his sisters wouldn't have heard from the school grapevine all about him falling down. How about the kinda weird, quirky kid, who finds that putting videos of himself on Youtube helps him deal with his problems, like ADHD or dyslexia? Maybe without those videos, that kid would never have the confidence to succeed in the classroom. > Teach your children that boredom is important. Give me a fucking break! Exactly how does that lesson go down -- I imagine it's pretty similar to abstinence-only education. Some kids will listen, and it will probably screw up their lives anyway. Why do people think kids are a blank canvas they can paint on? Were you when you were a kid?