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The comments section of my reels can get really derailed.

I’m sure you’ve seen some of the comments. Misinformed opinions being stated as fact. Judgy commenters berating the parenting choices of others. Personal experiences being shared as the ‘correct’ way to teach something. Or bots just being rude and unkind (at least I hope those comments are bots!)

I do value free speech and I do delete comments. Everybody is entitled to their opinion and my content does evoke strong opinions from adults. While you are free to have your opinion, I may delete it from my comments section. There’s 2 reasons I do this.

First, if the comment is simply unkind. I don’t know if the unkind comment was meant to be sarcastic or if it was meant to hurt my feelings but if I can’t decipher it - then I just delete it. I rarely comment with sarcasm for this very reason because I don’t feel that sarcasm always comes across as the way it’s intended.

This is especially true when y’all make a genuine comment sharing your personal experience and then some bot/human leaves an unkind comment calling you a name or judging your parenting. How does that actually help you to have the talks? It doesn’t so I delete it if I see it.

But that’s the thing - sometimes I don’t see it. This usually happens when I have a reel that goes viral and I wake-up to 200+ comments. I simply don’t have the capacity to go through and delete all the ones hurling insults.

Second, if the comment is completely off topic. There is space on the internet for folks to share their opinions and make their judgements but it doesn’t need to be in my reel’s comment section. 

There used to be a time when I didn’t delete comments. This led to bots/humans debating everything under the sun except the actual content of my reel. So now, if I see a comment that comes out of left field and makes no sense to the advice provided in the reel, I might delete it or I might reply to have the bot/human explain their positioning.

I really appreciate every parent who comments a question or adds to the discussion with first-person experience. That’s what the comment section was meant for!

With that being said, I don’t delete comments with a iron fist. I truly believe there are folks who reply to a comment in order to question another’s choices out of genuine desire to learn more. But I also believe that it’s common human behavior to judge others and many commenters will reply with a statement or question that comes across as more judgy than genuinely curious. And this oftentimes leads to replies that are just unkind.

I’m sharing all of this with you because this is a part of my update to The Online Safety Talk inside Top Talks. Talking to our kids about internet safety includes talking to them about social media, explaining the purpose of the comments sections, and how this can impact one’s mental health (both the commenter and the recipient).

Here’s a quick preview of some of the questions that will be explored in this new lesson:

• What’s the purpose of a comments section?

• What’s a public post versus a private post?

• How do you know if a comment is by a person or a bot?

• What happens after you make a comment?

• Who can view the comments and what can strangers learn about you from a comment?

Our kids need us to explain these things intentionally. They won’t have the privilege of anonymity on the Internet that we were afforded in the early 2000s. Their first step into social media, reddit forums, and discord chats all start with creating a profile. Their first post and their first comment on a public or private post begins their digital footprint. They need to know what this means.

The Online Safety Talk isn’t just about preventing a child from unintentionally viewing porn. It’s about building their knowledge and their skills to effectively respond online and offline when they view something that makes them feel uncomfortable - whether that’s an explicit image or a shitty comment that’s insulting them.

*All the updates and new lessons inside Top Talks will be made available in January 2026 at no additional cost to parents who are already currently enrolled in Top Talks: Unlimited Access.

**Big THANK YOU to all the parents who provided their feedback on Top Talks and gave these testimonials!⤵️

The ONLY way to respond when your kid asks you a question!

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