Ask fm
DinkyDoo
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Has anyone come across this website? I think its somehow linked to facebook.
Do adults use this? Its vile, and appears to be full of teens anonymously bulling each other.
Just wondering if there is a use for it other than teens telling others to go and die
Do adults use this? Its vile, and appears to be full of teens anonymously bulling each other.
Just wondering if there is a use for it other than teens telling others to go and die
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Ack, maybe I should go on and have a nose round, then... He does seem to have quite a following from what my other son says.:eek:
That should be *from.
I saw a few comments on there and banned her. Really vile.
Good! I don't understand how some parents are ok with their kids using sites like this, people can post anonymously about people who they have never even met. If it was up to me I'd have sites like this closed down permanently and vulnerable youths should not be exposed to them.
There's no point making ask.fm and then complaining that people are getting brave etc.
Me too, im glad my daughter closed hers of her own choice.
It really is an invitation for bullying, but to be honest, you don't actually have to answer the questions.
Personally, I'd just ignore/delete any unwanted or mean questions, and feel sorry for the people who have nothing better to do than send malicious messages to other people.
Although it's obviously a terrible thing to have happened, I can't help but think she brought it on herself. Ask.fm is purely for egotistical kids to use in that they want people to compliment them anonymously. Unfortunately, this turned out against her and she has gone and killed herself for attention, which she originally wanted by using the Ask.fm website.
Now I know she's younger and all people are different, but I think the fact that I would shrug off any 'bullying' that would be directed at me is clouding my judgement. I can't seem to see how someone can take idiots online so seriously as to take your own life. There MUST have been some other underlying problems, it can't just have been via Ask.fm, it would have most likely been someone she has added on Facebook but has never even seen in real life but she just couldn't see that.
Part of the article I read says that she said she had been self harming, so i can certainly accept that there might have been some underlying problems there but killing herself for 'attention' ?.
I think the next statement probably clarifies that one though..
And as such, makes me think you should avoid stories like this because a keyboard warrior such as yourself clearly can't empathise with a troubled teenager.
Yes, because walking away from a bully is just that easy for kids. Clearly they're all fully developed emotionally with plenty of life experience to help them cope with the bullying.
That's bullying sorted then .. what next ? :rolleyes:
Letting so called keyboard warriors push you to kill yourself is just plain stupid, a drop in the ocean compared to some peoples problems. It's a shame that kids are so self conscious about their image now which I can only imagine is the main reason she felt down. Lowering herself to their level, which is what they wanted.
You still seem to be failing to understand that the victim here was a child. You can't apply adult reasoning and sensibilities to a child's way of thinking no matter how "stupid" you might think it is.
Wow.....
Empathy not your strong point then? :eek:
She was obviously suffering and even though the family are lashing out at the moment, which is perfectly understandable, they will also blame themselves in some way.
Suicide is such a terrible thing to deal with.
It's through personal experiences, dealing and experiencing. Makes me angry that it wasn't spotted earlier more than feeling any empathy because it can always be beaten, IMO.
I hope this is a case of wordings sounding good in your head but just not translating with the same inflection of tone back to the reader...
Your personal experience is not applicable to all.
so says the father :rolleyes: