We should just accept that ghosting will be more common and teach our children of it like we do other things. amirite?

I think just teaching kids how to handle rejection is a good way to go about it. Whether it's not getting a toy, Asking someone out, or getting ghosted, being able to deal with rejection properly is a great skill to have. It's a part of just baseline emotional intelligence.

by Acceptable_Sell_331 6 days ago

But rejection is clear. Ghosting just cuts off the person confused.

by Anonymous 6 days ago

That's true. For me personally, rejection has always been confusing. That may just be a me thing. I agree with your sentiment of teaching younger people to deal with ghosting specifically tho.

by Acceptable_Sell_331 6 days ago

Yeah, just like.."Also, people show rejection by not responding to you even if they were super close to you the day before or even years." Just state that it's also a thing.

by Anonymous 6 days ago

I did state that, I literally stated that ghosting is rejection

by Acceptable_Sell_331 6 days ago

No, I'm not saying that to YOU. I was agreeing with you and quoting what we can say to kids.

by Anonymous 6 days ago

Oh, I see… Sorry. Completely agree

by Acceptable_Sell_331 6 days ago

No problem~

by Anonymous 6 days ago

Dude "ghosting" was a thing even before phones. Remember when you'd meet a kid on a playground and he'd say "see you tmr" and you just never saw him again?

by Ok-Campaign 6 days ago

That's why I said it's happening more now. Not "it never happened before."

by Anonymous 6 days ago

Personally I'm not opposed to it. It sends a clear message without room for rebuttals

by Adorable_Abalone3700 6 days ago

That's why I said it's happening more and will be more common in the future. I didn't say it never happened..just more now due to changes in society. That's why I don't think it was something to be talked about in the past as it didn't happen often, but now, because it's becoming a norm it wouldn't hurt to bring it up at a young age.

by Anonymous 6 days ago

You teach a child how to dealnwith rejection/not getting what they want, etc. But this is just something teenagers can figure out themselves like everyone else. It's life. It's growing up. If you do a good job raising your kids, hopefully, if or when they get ghosted they'll come talk to you about it. Too many things these days do people want to teach kids about when life is about growing and learning some things by yourself.

by Numerous-Papaya-461 6 days ago

Then why teach them about kidnapping, scams, not talking to strangers online or abusive relationships if they can just figure it out? Unless you don't, then I agree with you. And I don't mean sit down with a full lesson on ghosting, but that it's also a thing or a way of rejection, and you don't have to worry about them anymore. If they're okay, in an accident, or whatever...they just don't like you. Cus ghosting happens in long relationships, marriages, etc too and people are left wondering if they don't get an answer. Like when the dad leaves for milk and doesn't come back.

by Anonymous 6 days ago

What? Do you have children? You teach your children about dangers from a very early age. Ghosting is somthing that will happen during adolescence. It's totally irrelevant to teaching a child not to take sweets off a stranger. You're reaching here... you may have been ghosted hard at some point and felt you needed prior warning it could happen? I don't know but most will figure it out for themselves.

by Numerous-Papaya-461 6 days ago

Meh..well, I don't think it hurts to say that it's also a thing at an early age. Maybe before middle school or something.

by Anonymous 6 days ago