I have a love/hate relationship with my computer. It affords me the ability to work from home, stay connected with far-flung friends, research any topic in seconds, express myself in this blog. It also is addictive, and some nights I find myself working longer, later than I have to. Telling my kids "one more minute," "one more email," "just a sec."
My 8-year-old loves her computer, too. No hate yet. She is a Club Penguin habitue, a Webkinz fan, a YouTube newbie (just the funny dog videos, per my last blog).
But this MySpace.com thing is freaking me out. Of course, she doesn't know about it...yet. I've heard the stories and the warnings. I am not easily fazed, the first to allow her a ton of independence. But, after reading this story today, I am tempted to unplug every computer in my home for fear of MySpace.com. If you don't want to ruin your weekend, then wait awhile before reading it. This stuff is worse than the Texas Cheerleader Mom movie, friends. And it's true.
http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com/news/sj2tn20071110-1111stc_pokin_1.ii1.txt
After you read it, please weigh in on the comments area of this posting. What are your thoughts? I am definitely feeling very strongly about putting something in Coast Kids about MySpace.com and would like to hear about any other stories, experiences, viewpoints you may have.
Let's keep our kids safe!
1 comment:
I am NOT a myspace.com fan. What disturbs me are the younger kids that create pages that expose so much more of themselves than they should, unaware of the amazing exposure ( virtually the entire world ) that is given to their thoughts. I recently learned the power of the internet myself with my blog but that's a long story. This doesn't have to be potentially dangerous if there is adult supervision. Oy, what I learned about my nephew through his myspace page!
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