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This is heartbreaking. My son has fallen into this as well. Only parents who are going through this can understand. We are all numb. The best we can hope for are minutes of distraction from the ever-present loss. I don't know what else to say other than take care and I'm hoping for your son to come to his senses.

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We tried everything to put limits on our kids using the internet - but ultimately failed and our oldest got infected the same way. There is literally mental poison out there waiting for you online. I take issue with the normalization of preschoolers with Ipads, etc.. When I see mothers at the grocery store with babies in the cart holding and playing with the mother's Iphone - I know how much potential damage is coming down the pike. At the very least it will be a destroyer of their child's attention span, the inability to read a book from beginning to end, the inability to pay attention in class or hold a conversation face to face with someone. When friends of mine with small children become paranoid with fears of them being abducted, they never realize the most dangerous thing in the world is right inside your nice cozy home - infecting it from the inside. Your child may smile, hug you and 'appear' normal. But there is an online world that is more real to them than you are.

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