how to convince my dad to let me get snapchat?

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so i’m 14 years old, and i’m not allowed to have social media. no instagram, snapchat, anything. i don’t really care about instagram, but i really want snapchat. i’ve been asking for it for years and every single time my dad has said no. (i have a single dad so its not like i can ask my mom to convince my dad or anything) he doesnt understand why i need something that just deletes all my messages. but most people are communicating solely through snap now, and barely even text. it’s not about everything deleting, it’s just a fun way of communication. he’s a pretty young dad so he has instagram and snapchat and all social media, which i think is why he won’t let me get it. because he thinks i’m gonna do bad stuff on it, because he’s seen it be done/done it. but i’m not. i’m just tired of being left out of stuff. i’m only gonna be a teenager once, how am i supposed to enjoy it and live it to the fullest when i’m not allowed to? 
any advice on how to convince him? i’ve tried everything. even if i gave him the password he would say no.

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“I’m only going to be a teenager once/how am I supposed to enjoy it if I’m not allowed to?” 
1st off, you don’t NEED Snapchat to enjoy being a teenager and you don’t need Snapchat in general....  I don’t think anyone your age should have Snapchat. Too many bad things go on through that app. You might not have bad intentions but shit happens. Your dad is being smart by not letting you have social media. I just read this post to my husband and he said “hell no, when we have a daughter or son they will not have Snapchat at that age.”  
You don’t need Snapchat and frankly, I think Snapchat ruins a lot of a teenagers. They’re constantly on their damn phones because of Snapchat and instagram. There’s no convincing your dad. You don’t need it.

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Ok I personally don't have it mostly bc,,,i cba but here are some (helpful?) reasons.
> people can't message you unless YOU add them back, so there's no worry of random stalkers finding you or anything.
> it's just a way to keep in touch w/ your friends, tell him you can set a time limit to ensure you don't spend too much time on it
> it's very easy to block people/stop them from talking to you, all you have to do is unadd them
> promise you'll only add people you know + if anyone sends you anything inappropriate, you'll block + report them.
i'm not sure if this is helpful but i hope it is aha lol good luck, but remember you don't really need it bc it can cause a lot of stress + keeps u addicted to your phone.

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I'm 16 and still not allowed to have social media! I tried everything but it just didn't work so I made a secret snapchat account without anyone knowing;)

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I’m in the same boat, but I still log on occasionally

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Honestly, I’m 16 and social media isn’t all that great. I have awful anxiety and social media can occasionally actually make it worse. You’re only 14. It’s not really that big of a deal or all the hype, you can still enjoy your teen years without it.🤗

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Honestly, i don’t know. I’m 15 and I’ve been sent nudes without being asked. He probably knows that happens. But I still have it. Most people my age have already been sent nudes, it’s not a big deal anymore lol. I just block them and go on with my life 
Maybe tell him you will only add your friends and make it where you can’t be added off of quick add?

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Im 15 and I have all if not most of the social media you can think of. Sometimes it sucks to have it, and sometimes it’s scary, so I understand where your dad is coming from. Theres a lot of horrible and bad people out there and I think he’s just scared you’ll talk with the wrong people or do stupid things like spill your life story on snap or insta, try convincing him that you won’t. That you’ll be responsible and only have your friends on there and not people you don’t know. And you’ll definitively have more chances to be a teenager again! You have like 4-5 years of your life left to be a teenager and even when your beyond your teen years you can still act like one and do all the fun stuff you’ve always wanted to do! Even if you cant get insta or snap, try enjoying life a little right now without your phone with you all the time, I can guarantee you’ll probably get more lazy or you’ll get wrapped up in drama with social media lol, but ig thats part of life now :) good luck kiddo

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