Dear Parents considering snapchat, oh snapchat, One of the most controversial apps on the app store. I’m writing this after letting my new 13 year old get snaphat after a lot of beggig. I think the reason many parents don’t like snapchat is the disappearing of photos. That was the main reason I was so unsure about getting my child snapchat . But snapchat is just like ANY other social media. You can direct massage of DM as the kids call it and you can post pictures on your story.