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project: writing up twitter threads for adults and minors on how to interact with each other
I'm thinking about doing a twitter thread on how to interact with minors as an adult in queer/fandom spaces online. To that end, what are some things about interacting with teenagers that you wish you had known before you started doing it / that surprised you / that you'd want other adults to know?
[My favourite response to this question was my friend going 'nothing. I just treat them like normal people' and we laughed a little about it and then I had the somewhat cringeworthy realisation that this is not in fact very obvious to most people.]
( Points I already have )
There's going to be an accompanying thread about how to identify predators and how to interact with adults as a minor, too. If you have stuff you'd want to add to that side of the conversation, feel free.
I was going to put another cut here and talk about the things I had for this side, but I am. So very. Sick. My brain cells are firing through mucus, and I've blown my nose so much it's sore, and my headache is splitting my skull. Cheers.
[My favourite response to this question was my friend going 'nothing. I just treat them like normal people' and we laughed a little about it and then I had the somewhat cringeworthy realisation that this is not in fact very obvious to most people.]
( Points I already have )
There's going to be an accompanying thread about how to identify predators and how to interact with adults as a minor, too. If you have stuff you'd want to add to that side of the conversation, feel free.
I was going to put another cut here and talk about the things I had for this side, but I am. So very. Sick. My brain cells are firing through mucus, and I've blown my nose so much it's sore, and my headache is splitting my skull. Cheers.