tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post200360915505890680..comments2023-11-05T04:57:22.240-05:00Comments on Craving Silence: Shaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987082306573944813noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-68225116637136863312008-09-30T17:21:00.000-04:002008-09-30T17:21:00.000-04:00You have to give your kids enough info to have str...You have to give your kids enough info to have street and PC cred without robbing them of their innocence too early or making them feel insecure. It isn't easy and it is a very fine line but at the end of the day education is their best protection( once they reach an age that makes holding their hands 24/7 impractical).cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075735967153709260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-38275199751479269452008-09-20T15:31:00.000-04:002008-09-20T15:31:00.000-04:00Chilling indeed. I don't know the best answer oth...Chilling indeed. I don't know the best answer other than yes it is a scary world and yes something will shift that will make it safer somehow. Maybe better computer monitoring? Better tracking to catch people like this? I don't know, but surely it must get better.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149777435132497067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-43882881925127714452008-09-20T00:13:00.000-04:002008-09-20T00:13:00.000-04:00Oh wow gee .. now Madness wont sleep for days! Max...Oh wow gee .. now Madness wont sleep for days! Max and me recently went to the sex offender registry and now we LITERALLY cant bring ourselves to let the kids play outside with standing out there with our VICIOUS DOGS and every hand gun we own.<BR/>For reals. Ok maybe not .. but it seems like thats what we need to do. Thank god for VICIOUS DOGS to protect our babies .. even if VICIOUS DOGS are really two 6 month old RETARDED sharpei's HA HA HA<BR/>Love <BR/>MadnessMadnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317298913252534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-85000905105060479502008-09-19T16:48:00.000-04:002008-09-19T16:48:00.000-04:00We did the same thing. Computer was and is in the...We did the same thing. Computer was and is in the living room. But she got a laptop a few years back and now she does whatever (especially since she's at college). My 15 year old son has a computer in his room now, but I'm relatively certain he's only playing video games on it (unless he's up at 3AM...which I'd know because I don't get a lot of sleep).<BR/><BR/>Anyway...point is...I'm not sure what my point is. There are sick people in the world. Arm your kids with knowledge of them. Teach them to be disrespectful of authority. Show them they can't trust anyone. It's the only way to keep them safe.<BR/><BR/>I'm punchy and tired at 4:47 in the afternoon, so I am aware that didn't make much sense, but you know what I mean I bet. We grew up believing that grown-ups were there to help us and teachers and policemen could be trusted. The world isn't that black and white anymore. I almost rather my kids trust no one but me.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070433904661239686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-84455408442744102222008-09-19T12:02:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:02:00.000-04:00It's scary to know that kids are so open on the in...It's scary to know that kids are so open on the internet and don't always know what they are doing.Briyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309090357259943681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-23928248213126523202008-09-19T10:59:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:59:00.000-04:00Remind me not to read that book then? =SIt is scar...Remind me not to read that book then? =S<BR/><BR/>It is scary. The best we can do is educate them on online safety and monitor them as long as possible until we feel somewhat assured they will use good judgement.<BR/><BR/>And if SweetieDarling is on Facebook or Myspace, I would make sure her profile is set on private, she doesn't reveal personal identifying info on there, and hopefully she only adds people she actually knows.Twisting Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746412363659888936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017250613851027863.post-61976438413643592702008-09-19T08:39:00.000-04:002008-09-19T08:39:00.000-04:00It IS scary to think about and I don't even have k...It IS scary to think about and I don't even have kids! I used to worry about my brothers and sisters and my mom gave them the "be safe on the internet" speech. <BR/><BR/>There's a story in Cosmo this month about a psychologist who works with child molestors. One guy was put in prison for forcing his OWN toddler sons to perform oral sex on him. It's a scary world out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com