Split from Cloud's Kids&Internet Thread

[zippyt]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary View Post
But I did tell my 17 year old that if he ever went to jail, plan on spending at least 24 hours there because I would not come get him out so he can understand that all behavior suffers consequence.
My father told me that there was only one thing he'd never bail me out of jail for: DUI. That did more to keep me from drinkin' and drivin' than anything else. The idea that he'd yank the safety net out for that one offense kept me clear of it.

I agree with both of these statements , you screw up you pay .

[Ibby]

What's your point?

Their parents obviously never TAUGHT them how to be SAFE, which is exactly what I said parents should do.

You're not helping your case any.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Ibram

What's your point?

Their parents obviously never TAUGHT them how to be SAFE, which is exactly what I said parents should do.

You're not helping your case any.

I am not helping my case any because some teen says so??? No, most of the time these parents were loving, caring parent, just like me and the millions of others out there, who gave their teens the freedom to do as they wished on the internet, thinking the whole time that all was well and that their teen would never make the wrong choices.

I am all about letting you idiots make the wrong choices, in fact it pleases me so I can tell you "I told you so", well not really because I would really never say that, but hey, you have to learn some how.

[Cloud]

um. yikes.

by now you guys should know I really can't stand this kind of thing, so I'm grateful you moved it off thread.

and, as a mother, let me just observe that NOTHING, but NOTHING pisses people off like being told how to raise their own children.

[SadistSecret]

You don't have to be a parent to know how to raise children.

My mother isn't the greatest at raising children. I should know, as I've had to raise my brother myself. I've been cooking since I was 10, and pretty much running the house since I was 14. Don't tell me you need to have children of your own to know what's best. My parents really never did anything, they let me surf the net by myself without keyloggers and spyware (even though I know more about computers than the both of them do), but I turned out just fine.

Don't burn the kid just because you're older. Age means nothing.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by SadistSecret

You don't have to be a parent to know how to raise children.

My mother isn't the greatest at raising children. I should know, as I've had to raise my brother myself. I've been cooking since I was 10, and pretty much running the house since I was 14. Don't tell me you need to have children of your own to know what's best. My parents really never did anything, they let me surf the net by myself without keyloggers and spyware (even though I know more about computers than the both of them do), but I turned out just fine.

Don't burn the kid just because you're older. Age means nothing.

The only thing I can say is you are correct, the bottom line, and you know this is true, you are an acception, not the rule. The majority of famlies in the US have at least one parent who is parenting, not kids stepping up to the plate because their parents could not. None of this is the issue here. The issue is am I a "Mother-Fucking-Asshole" ( quote by Ibram) because I choose to monitor what goes on in my house on my computers by my kids???

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The issue is am I a "Mother-Fucking-Asshole" ( quote by Ibram) because I choose to monitor what goes on in my house on my computers by my kids???

Get over it. Ever heard the saying about sticks and stones? Christ, if you make an issue about shit like this, is it any wonder people question your parenting skills?

[Adam Clarke]

Merc, you never did answer the question about how you can deal with your kids when you snap and go all off the handle at Ibram, someone you never met, and only know on a meesage board.

BTW, calling his parents idiots for trusting him, calling him a "bi confused fag", and refusing to address his statements, and only insult him with homophobic comments? Not your best hour.

And Ibram, you were out of line calling Merc a "Mother fucking asshole". How he raises his kids is his business, not yours. Until you have kids of your own, you don't know what all goes into it.

My kids (2 girls, 7 and 9) were always fine on the internet. I always told them that they had to be careful, just like they knew not to give out information on the phone. Of course, I had the advantage of keeping the computer in the living room, where the wife and I could keep an eye on them.

[SadistSecret]

Yes, yes it did.