My take on MOMO

Have you ever worked in a place where there was an open door policy but when push comes to shove there was nothing opened about that policy at all?
Have you ever been reprimanded or your privileges taken away because of something that was completely out of control?

I have and it was NOT fun at all.

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Before we go any further just know that I’m a mom just like you who makes mistakes daily and just tries very hard to get my kids to eat their veggies and be kind
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I was asked a few times this week about my take on momo. My response is simple - we have an open door policy.
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I told them what was going on with YouTube and KidsTube and explained to them that the world is an amazing place full of amazing people and there are some people who are not very amazing (aka bad guys) that wanted kids to hurt themselves.
I told them that I trusted them enough to know that if something isn’t right they need to come to me and show me so we can be part of a solution (reporting it).
I did not take it away from them because I can’t take them away from the world. I wish I could.

I don’t want my kids to ever be victimized and I believe in their capacity to be empowered through all the experiences that we go through.
It would not be fair for me to take away something they enjoy because of something completely out of their control.
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It would have been an open door policy gone wrong.

So we remain watching electronics for 90 minutes a day because we still believe that the world is indeed a beautiful place.
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If you are a mom who felt in your heart to take it away, all the power to you! You know more than anyone else what is BEST for your family!