Chadeep
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So, I (45F) recently found out that my daughter (16F) has been posting and retweeting some seriously disturbing stuff on her Twitter account. She follows a bunch of far-right extremists, and her posts include everything from racist "jokes" to flat-out hate speech. She’s referred to immigrants as "parasites," used the n-word to describe Black people, and called Indians "pajeets." She’s made comments about wanting to deport legal and illegal immigrants and posted things like, "The idea that hate is an evil emotion is the most evil idea in the world. If we cannot hate that which threatens what we love, our ability to do what is necessary to protect it is compromised." I couldn’t believe my eyes.
When I confronted her, she brushed it off, saying, "Oh, c'mon, Mom, all of that is just me joking around, it's not serious." But I was furious. I ended up yelling at her and took away her phone, laptop, and any books she has that aren’t school-related. She’s only allowed to use her electronics for schoolwork now, and I’ll be monitoring her closely when she does.
She’s obviously pissed. She says she can’t wait to leave this place and live with her dad (my ex-husband, who is conservative, but not to the extreme of feeding her these kinds of beliefs). She even said she’s going to cut me off once she’s old enough. I called her bluff and stood my ground, insisting that she won’t be getting her electronics back.
She told my ex-husband about all of this and he is furious at me, he is insisting that my daughter is messing around and wants me to give it all back.
When I confronted her, she brushed it off, saying, "Oh, c'mon, Mom, all of that is just me joking around, it's not serious." But I was furious. I ended up yelling at her and took away her phone, laptop, and any books she has that aren’t school-related. She’s only allowed to use her electronics for schoolwork now, and I’ll be monitoring her closely when she does.
She’s obviously pissed. She says she can’t wait to leave this place and live with her dad (my ex-husband, who is conservative, but not to the extreme of feeding her these kinds of beliefs). She even said she’s going to cut me off once she’s old enough. I called her bluff and stood my ground, insisting that she won’t be getting her electronics back.
She told my ex-husband about all of this and he is furious at me, he is insisting that my daughter is messing around and wants me to give it all back.
