Comments on: That Conversation Scared Me http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/ A Ben Sigman Blog Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:40:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bear Nielsen http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Bear Nielsen Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:11:00 +0000 http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/#comment-184 I have sons so I can be a slacker. ;-) Just kidding!<br/><br/>My boys are still pretty young, but this is great stuff for future reference. I aim to be involved in my kid's lives and am currently off to a good start of it; they are 1 and 3 now so lots of interesting stuff up ahead.<br/><br/>~Bear I have sons so I can be a slacker. ;-) Just kidding!

My boys are still pretty young, but this is great stuff for future reference. I aim to be involved in my kid’s lives and am currently off to a good start of it; they are 1 and 3 now so lots of interesting stuff up ahead.

~Bear

]]> By: Anonymous http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Anonymous Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:09:00 +0000 http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/#comment-182 Unfortunately I am now learning how "normal" this is. I'm student teaching and have a private/blocked myspace account. <br/><br/>Some of my middle schooler students found my account and tried to add me. This gave me the opportunity to see what they had on their myspaces.<br/><br/>Most were lying about their age in order to bypass myspace security measures for minors. Several had inappropriate pictures. A few were having inappropriate conversations with what looked like high school guys.<br/><br/>I turned the info over to my master teacher. She told me that kids create two myspace accounts. One for their parents to view and then their "real" one. <br/><br/>We might use it for parent conferences, but the school can't do anything about the myspaces. Unfortunately I am now learning how “normal” this is. I’m student teaching and have a private/blocked myspace account.

Some of my middle schooler students found my account and tried to add me. This gave me the opportunity to see what they had on their myspaces.

Most were lying about their age in order to bypass myspace security measures for minors. Several had inappropriate pictures. A few were having inappropriate conversations with what looked like high school guys.

I turned the info over to my master teacher. She told me that kids create two myspace accounts. One for their parents to view and then their “real” one.

We might use it for parent conferences, but the school can’t do anything about the myspaces.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Anonymous Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:34:00 +0000 http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/#comment-179 I often wonder how parents know when they've stopped knowing their kids? My kids are still young and tell us everything even when they know it's going to get them into trouble with us. Last week my 10-year-old daughter curiously asked us to confirm: "I'm too young to go out on a date, right?" Randy and I kidded that she'd have to wait until she was married. She got a good laugh out of it, but reading a posting like yours today makes me wonder if comments like that could do more harm than good later down the line. Food for thought. ~Lucy I often wonder how parents know when they’ve stopped knowing their kids? My kids are still young and tell us everything even when they know it’s going to get them into trouble with us. Last week my 10-year-old daughter curiously asked us to confirm: “I’m too young to go out on a date, right?” Randy and I kidded that she’d have to wait until she was married. She got a good laugh out of it, but reading a posting like yours today makes me wonder if comments like that could do more harm than good later down the line. Food for thought. ~Lucy

]]> By: March 2007 adoptive mom http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/comment-page-1/#comment-178 March 2007 adoptive mom Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:29:00 +0000 http://bensigman.com/2008/11/that-conversation-scared-me/#comment-178 Oh that is scary Ben! Yikes. I think the spray paint would have been forgivable. Oh that is scary Ben! Yikes. I think the spray paint would have been forgivable.

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