Worried and upset

[namastebiotches]

Big hugs, I would be so furious so I definitely feel for you.
I would continue to try to get her to talk & reassure her that she will no way get in trouble, this is how I get ds to fess up about things & he usually does. Poor thing is probably petrified though.

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Oh my @misspeansmama, I'd be worried too. Looks like you've been taking sensible measures already. I hope you'll find out where this came from. Any way she could have learned about this at school, kids with older siblings? Might be relevant to inform a teacher as well, if this sh*t is going around.

[namastebiotches]

Feb 22, 2017 10:52:36 GMT -5 @misspeansmama said:

lildis - the cousins I am referring to are 12.

namastebiotches - DD is super stubborn. I always have a hard time getting anything out of her, even if it's not bad. I'll ask her what she had for lunch and she'll tell me that she doesn't know. It drives me nuts! And in situations like this, it worries me b/c if something bad ever did happen to her, I am not sure she'd tell me. I don't know how to change that behavior.

oh i know how that can go too.
Ds usually doesn't remember jack squat or he's "too busy" to answer questions about his day when I ask him about things.
I hope for you it's that & not that she's super scared to talk about it, you know?

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I hope that whoever turns out to be sharing that nonsense with 5 year old gets a very stern talking to.

[cam]

Poor girl. I hope you get things figured out, but I especially hope you are able to quickly help her work through any and all ways in which this is continuing to affect her. I hope she opens up soon. My LO is the same way; it's not even that he is afraid to share something (like what he had for lunch), he just "doesn't know" anything he ate/did/saw/whatever unless specifically asked, "Did you have pizza for lunch?" (or whatever question applies). Good luck and hugs!

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Ugh, that would freak me out too. Why is the world so creepy??

DS also doesn't like telling us things when we ask him directly. Often times he'll randomly share something with me while he's in the bath or falling asleep. I think that's when his brain is processing his day. Maybe if you go for a walk or do something else sort of meditative with her, she'll open up.

I would also bring it up to the teacher just so she's aware and can be on the look out.

[waffles]

@misspeansmama we're in the same territory right now but with Five Nights at Freddie's. DS is terrified. He's never played the game but the kids at school talk about it and bed time is a nightmare (no pun intended) as of late.

Hopefully you can get to the bottom of it.

[emmaswan]

@misspeansmama, if it makes you feel any better, before the whole Slenderman attempted murder thing, my DD had been talking about Slenderman (this was 3 or so years ago I guess?) and I learned that there are some Minecraft videos on youtube based around the character that are "relatively" harmless. I hope that maybe puts your mind at ease

[waffles]

Feb 22, 2017 20:22:07 GMT -5 @misspeansmama said:

waffles - I hope things get better for your DS soon. I wish we could keep our kids sheltered from all the scary things out there.

It really sucks. DS just turned 8 and is in 2nd grade, so kids talk and learn things from their older siblings. I try to encourage DS to walk away if they start taking about 5N@F but he said it mostly happens at lunch when he can't walk away. I get it. I try to rationalize with DS that 5N@F isn't real, they can't hurt him, etc. But I remember being 5 and someone told me about Bloody Mary. I was terrified for weeks to sleep alone.

Hopefully things get better for your DD, too! It's heartbreaking.
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[mena]

Big hugs to you @misspeansmama I literally would have no idea what I would do! I'm so sorry! Def team not overreacting here! I don't have much to add but I think just talking to her would be a good start! Big hugs!

[emmaswan]

Oh god waffles with the FNAF stuff. That stupid show (?) Is the bane of my existence. DD doesn't watch it but her older cousin does and loves to tell her all about jumpscares and stuff, and then she'll be up all damn night worried about it.

[helenahhandbasket]

I'm just seeing this, I remember this news story.

I hope all is well and you are able to figure something out.

[waffles]

Feb 27, 2017 11:48:23 GMT -5 emmaswan said:

Oh god waffles with the FNAF stuff. That stupid show (?) Is the bane of my existence. DD doesn't watch it but her older cousin does and loves to tell her all about jumpscares and stuff, and then she'll be up all damn night worried about it.

As far as I know it's just an app for iPhone/Android. I can't even imagine a TV Show.

This is the summary from Wikipedia from the first game:

The player must survive their shift, lasting from midnight to 6:00 a.m. (approximately 8 minutes and 36 seconds of real time, 4 minutes and 30 seconds on the mobile and tablet editions),[1] without being attacked by one of the five animatronic animals that inhabit the facility. The player, who sits in an office and is unable to move, is given access to a network of security cameras throughout the facility to track the movement of the animatronic robots. Four of the five characters roam the restaurant and have distinct movement patterns while the fifth, "Golden Freddy", only appears when certain actions are taken; however, most of the characters' movements take place off-screen. The camera feeds are dimly lit and distorted, one of the rooms only contains an audio feed, and the cameras do not cover certain areas of the building, most notably the two hallways directly to the left and right of the player. The player cannot leave the guard room, but can close the doors to defend themselves, and briefly turn on lights in the hallways to check for animatronics.[1][2] Use of these actions consume the player's limited electrical power; if the power runs out, the cameras become inoperable, the doors open, and the lights go out, leaving the player with almost no defense against an attack.[1] Once these things happen, the Toreador March will play, the screen will go pitch black, and, if the player is not lucky enough to survive to 6 AM in the meantime, Freddy will jumpscare the player, causing them to lose the game.

The game has five levels comprising five "nights" in the game, which increase in difficulty. Completion of the game unlocks an even more difficult 6th night level, and completion of this level opens up a "Custom Night" level editor where the player can adjust the AI difficulty of the individual characters.[3]
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