A mum has been blasted by other parents for revealing that she listened in on her daughter’s first phone call to a boy.
Ashley Ballezzi shared a video on Instagram, captioned, “How I am handling my 5th grader talking on the phone to a boy that’s just a friend for the first time”. The video shows Ashley listening in on the conversation at her daughter’s bedroom door.
The mum elaborated on the video in her caption, saying she was feeling all sorts of emotions.
“As you see, I’m listening and being nosey. But really, they were just playing an online game together while talking on the phone.
“We encourage friendship and just friendship. I want to ensure she has a safe space and can feel open with us no matter what the topic or situation is.
“We agreed to keep the length time on the phone to 30 minutes while we monitor it the whole time.”
“It also helps that there is only two 5th grade classes at her school and because I volunteer, I am able to get to know the kids more than most parents do. I guess we better buckle up, many more new things are coming our way.”
She then prompted her followers to comment how they would react if this was their child. And the criticism came flooding in.
‘“Limited to 30 minutes that are monitored the whole time”… girlie pop are you running a prison or do you actually think this is effective parenting?’ replied one follower.
“Why are you filming an innocent moment she’s trying to have with a friend and framing it as possible romance? Maybe you should genuinely consider WHY so many people disagree with you.”
“This is so fcking weird. If my mum did this I’d never call anyone in the house again. This is not how you build trust.”
Other parents, however, agreed with Ashley’s approach.
“The child is 10 years old ish she can snoop all she wants. I personally wouldn’t even let her sit in another room behind closed doors on the phone with a boy. She’s an elementary kid not a high school kid she needs to be supervised. It’s not a privacy invasion at this age.”
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