alisoncooks Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 It's so bizarre. They have been going on and on about it, and I'm like: "Yeah. I used to Pinterest...like 10 years ago." 😂 They inform me that artists (like themselves) are using it for aesthetic/vision/character design boards. Or teens use it for meme collections. Or to watch TiK Tok (since they aren't allowed to have TikTok accounts...*eye roll*). Is this a thing amongst your teens? I used to use it for teaching or craft ideas...or home improvement/decoration inspiration, but it's been years since I regularly used it. I didn't realize it had current appeal. A Pinterest Renaissance, lol? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I have one kid who uses Pinterest ALL the time and another who uses it pretty sporadically. Pinterest and Discord are their primary forms of social media. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) I have one who uses Pinterest pretty heavily. Mainly for Marvel and Dr. Who quotes and memes. I use it only for recipes now; I used to use it for teaching and craft ideas often. Edit: Oh, yeah, and she loves her Baby Yoda meme board. Edited December 10, 2020 by historically accurate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 A couple of mine are, they use my account but have their own boards. I did have to tell dd13 to limit fandom searches to once or twice a week because once she burned through all the new stuff it was bringing up some real weird/ inappropriate for her stuff. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I think I still use it more than my kids, but I get it. It’s visual media the same way magazines were when I was a kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Everyone but my son and dh obsessivly use Pinterest. For artwork, recipes, ideas, funny things, all kind of things. So that would be me, my dd 23, dd18, dd15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Teen here used it pretty heavily for the things that OP’s teens do. It can lead to some pretty weird rabbit holes, things I never would have thought would be on Pinterest. Mostly fine, but some seriously... odd ... things. I just want to come right out and say to be careful. There’s a chat feature, and anyone can follow and/or contact your kid. I had only ever used it for school stuff and craft projects, didn’t even know there was a private chat type thing. So I would make sure your kid has firm boundaries, and will let you know if someone contacts them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 So is mine. 14 year old boy who is very much a boy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, Spryte said: Teen here used it pretty heavily for the things that OP’s teens do. It can lead to some pretty weird rabbit holes, things I never would have thought would be on Pinterest. Mostly fine, but some seriously... odd ... things. I just want to come right out and say to be careful. There’s a chat feature, and anyone can follow and/or contact your kid. I had only ever used it for school stuff and craft projects, didn’t even know there was a private chat type thing. So I would make sure your kid has firm boundaries, and will let you know if someone contacts them. Thanks. My kids have discovered memes on Pinterest and come across a few weird ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyMom5 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 15 and 17 year old girls both use it all the time! Fandom, recipes, craft ideas, room decor, art- they use it more than I do. Boys are not interested, lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 My son puts his Christmas list on it with helpful links to where I may purchase his gifts. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Mine did, until she was banned from it. There's some unhealthy and obsessive rabbit holes there... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ausmumof3 said: Thanks. My kids have discovered memes on Pinterest and come across a few weird ones. Yep, there are some weird ones. DH and I have a high tolerance for art, but some of this stuff was over the top. And then there was the stalker-ish person who followed teen’s boards and kept contacting him. 😱 Our experience ended rather disturbingly. Which is so strange, because I have Pinterest associated with such wholesome things. I think it’s perfectly fine for most people, but my artistic teen with the fandom art and aesthetic searches landed on some questionable stuff. And once you get there, Pinterest keeps serving up more and more. Edited December 10, 2020 by Spryte 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I agree @Spryte and I'm sorry you had that experience. It's like YouTube algorithms drawing you deeper down the rabbit hole. Search one thing (my kid is a bit into emo/punk) and suddenly they're fed all these other things that are supposed to be part of their 'identity' 😒 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 My teen uses it for the same thing I do- early childhood Ed projects. (She’s going to vo tec for ECE) ok she also looks at makeup ideas and I spend a lot of time looking at the “growing out your pixie cut” images, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hilltopmom said: I spend a lot of time looking at the “growing out your pixie cut” images, lol. Ha, I'm the opposite. I have a board of pixie cuts that I wish I could pull off. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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