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Receipts

Explained for parents by The Digital Childhood.

What it means

Screenshots or saved messages that prove someone said or did something. "I've got the receipts." Used to call out a friend, expose a lie, or end a public argument. It comes from growing up where any conversation can be saved and pulled back up later, and kids take that for granted without thinking about it.

How to bring it up with your kid

"Does it ever feel weird that anything you say in a group chat could get screenshotted? Has that happened to anyone you know?" It gets them thinking about how nothing in a group chat really goes away, without you having to lecture.

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