In hindsight, as parents we did not see anything over the last 9 months that jumped out as a warning sign beyond what you would assume is normal teenage behaviors. Our daughter has been taught on all the dangers of the world through the eyes of me, her step-father and former cop. We did see trouble with homework, grades slowly dropping from 3.8 to a 1.4 avg, less care for siblings, attitude outside of what would be considered respectful (which is completely outside of her normal demeanor) did increase negatively, more care about her looks (spending more time in the mirror than normal, less interest in college and end of school long time goals. As a parent you go back in your head and think, what did I do wrong....what did I forget to teach her.....why would she, after being taught all the dangers, still knowingly make the wrong decisions......was I too strict, was I not strict enough............and the worst of all...... How do we as parents, as a couple and individuals, ever get the trust back to where it was before all of this craziness began. Most families' first instincts are to hold the cards close to the chest, put it aside, keep it a secret and pretend it never happened. That is such a dis-service to our children who will someday be parents and most likely face these same issues we are with our children. It's also a dis-service to all the potential victims out there, who believe the world is this soft safe place that our schools and TV sitcoms brainwashes them to believe is a reality. We should take the time to inform other parents of the risks they all face when it comes to their children and their interactions with the online world. The internet is an inherently unsafe place where predators can hide while searching and preying on innocent children who just want to either be heard, be held, be older than they are, and be a part of the world that up until now has only been at arms length through a computer screen. Phone apps like Kik, Facebook, Snapchat, the list goes on and on and on are like gateway drugs and no amount of adult filters will keep your children from them. Education and communication are key and I hope, through our experience, we have helped just one child, one family from being victims, prey to the thousand of child predators that are out there waiting, lurking just a key stroke away. 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