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A child told me they are doing something potentially bad in confidence, do I tell someone? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 days ago by Keld@hexbear.net to c/parenting@hexbear.net
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They are giving out their phone number to people they met on roblox. The child is institutionalised, their parent cannot control their behavior meaningfully and the adults at the institution are pretty negligent and she doesn't trust them.
I have messaged like my whole family and some friends for advice but nobody is getting back to me.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ugh I tried to explain similar situation to my BIL (he's in his 40s but mentally 6ish from heavy childhood brain damage), he would not listen. He figures no one interested in his information so just putting it out is minimal risk. Nothing i say could reason with him. He also does bad behavior for attention so I dk if its intentional.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

oh that sucks. I know a guy like that who got in trouble for being on the other end of contacting children online. Nothing happened because it was just innocent and he just found people "On his level", but that could also have gone wrong.

[–] SubgeniUS@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

I'm dealing with this from my own spouse. Its heartbreaking but has to be addressed, in my case it looks like hospitalization.