Fads come and go - and most of them are harmless ! This latest craze of " Sexting " has the ability to come back and haunt people in later life.
We live in a more sexually permissive age but the trend for teenage girls taking nude photographs of themselves - and texting them to their boyfriends is fraught with danger.
What seems like a harmless prank can backfire. If the relationship breaks up those photos may end up on the internet or be circulated amongst people to the detriment of the subjects reputation.
Then there is the problem of them reappearing in later life when the subject has achieved fame or a prominent position in society.
The problem is that technology has made it so easy The digital camera and the computer have opened up photography for everyone - and we no longer have the need for a photo lab to process the prints.
This is a new headache for the parents of teenage girls. Peer pressure feeds such a fad and young minds do not consider future danger.
It is one more reason for making sure that computers are located in plain view as a family tool - and not locked away where secrets can be hidden.
The plan to provide all high school students with their own laptop is a way of improving the learning process - but unfortunately it will also enhance fads such as " sexting " and many more that the juvenile mind will create in the future !
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