There are so many opportunities to be captured digitally. When you’re daughter is on a date, her boyfriend asks her for a sexy picture, she’s out with friends, at a party, trying on clothes with her friends…photos can be taken. Here are some thought provoking reasons to respect your teen or college age loved one to respect her privacy. Give this article to your daughter, niece, grand daughter, god daughter or friend!
Sexting – A Great Way to Embarrass Yourself & Ruin Employment Opportunities By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Iris_Fanning]Iris Fanning
What about Sexting?
Cell phone cameras and videos are everywhere. What used to be private can now easily be made public not only to your friends, your school, your city, your state but also World Wide. There is no such thing as a private photograph that is taken digitally.
Never allow yourself to be photographed in various states of undress or compromising positions. This includes bra and panties, bikini, spillage from cleavage, half dressed, legs spread, making out, your or his hands all over each other etc.
Sexting also includes graphic sexual words and text messages. These sexting messages can also fall into the wrong hands and ruin your reputation. Don’t share these intimate or “dirty” conversations via electronics.
Why not engage in sexting? Once an image is taken digitally it is a short step away from World Wide exposure. Once it’s on the internet, the damage is done.
� 80% or more of all employers look at your MySpace, Facebook, or Twitter. Employers search for any digital images or text of you “partying all night or sleeping around” prior to hiring. They follow the trail of your web friends too who may also write or show photos of you in compromising situations. Employers will eliminate you from being hired for a good job based on what they see or read.
� You become attractive to stalkers, perverts, sex offenders and the mentally unstable.
� You damage your own good reputation and name.
� You can make your school years or work place miserable and yourself a target if those photos are sent.
� You can make yourself un-hirable in your chosen field even after a great education.
� Remember that almost no place is private any more. If you’re with friends and they have a cell phone, you can be the subject of a damaging photograph or video.
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Iris Fanning, MA, LPC, NBCC is an award winning counselor and Life Coach. She has counseled thousands of teens, children and their families. She has also coached hundreds of women who want to have greater life balance, change careers, find love or advance in their careers. FREE newsletter at: [http://www.irisfanning.com]
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