Parents won’t allow teen to access social media

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm going into high school now, and my parents still won't let me have my own social media account: no TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter or Instagram. They think it's bad for me and unsafe.

Although I agree in some respects, I feel like I'm getting old enough that I should be able to have social media and act responsibly. Every time I try to approach the topic with my parents, the…