This Teen Gamer Thought He Met a Friend Online, Until He Met Her in Person

Always use your best judgment when interacting with strangers online.  You never know who the person on the other side of the screen's true intentions are...

Always Be Careful

Parents keep a pretty close eye on their kids nowadays, but with social media and communication over the internet, there is no telling who your children are talking to. They could be communicating with their friends, they could be communicating with the police, and they could even be communicating with strangers that intend to hurt them. This story is an unfortunate example of the latter...

Harmless Fun

John was a 14-year-old boy. He loved playing video games, and he spent the majority of his time locked up in his room playing XBOX with his friends online. His parents didn’t necessarily think that this was the best way for a young man to spend his free time, but they figured as long as he was interacting with his friends online, that this was a positive hobby. Little did they know, they were dead wrong…

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.