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MADem

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8. How do you know that your child won't end up at the top of that Predator Class food chain?

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:37 PM

Jun 2013

If you really want your kid to have a good life, unplug the computer and go camping, or something. If you're lazy, send the child to Outward Bound.

Nothing wrong with telling children to be smart on the internet, and guard their privacy, but banging the gloom and doom gong?

That's like saying "We've got trouble....right here in River City! With a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for POOL!!!!"

Odds are, those "PTB" (such a silly catch-all, as irritating as "First World Problem" in its pretentiousness), if they ever bother to look, will think it's YOU, not your kid, chatting foolishly like a teen, for whatever reason. Unless your kid pays all the bills at your house, that is...

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So I had The Talk with my teenaged son tonight [View all] MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 OP

First LittleBlue Jun 2013 #1

Huh? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #2

Yeah, that wasn't so clear. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #3

Hi Manny, sheshe2 here~ sheshe2 Jun 2013 #26

My son and I talked tonight, also. blue neen Jun 2013 #4

If they live in the right state, and don't move to the wrong one MNBrewer Jun 2013 #20

.... sibelian Jun 2013 #28

I'll bet that was a grand conversation! nt MADem Jun 2013 #32

I remember dhol82 Jun 2013 #5

Sounds like my Dad, elleng Jun 2013 #6

I *think* I'd encourage him to aid and abet civil disobedience MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #7

How do you know that your child won't end up at the top of that Predator Class food chain? MADem Jun 2013 #8

"banging the gloom and doom gong" sibelian Jun 2013 #29

I had the talk with one of my teenaged nephews a few weeks ago... TlalocW Jun 2013 #9

I see there are people who don't agree Hydra Jun 2013 #10

And some are ok with that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #11

some actually get off on it MNBrewer Jun 2013 #22

they work for the surveillance state HiPointDem Jun 2013 #33

all mellinials need to know whatever they do on the phone or on the internet can cause liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #12

+1 Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #13

Had that discussion with my son about 10 years ago JoePhilly Jun 2013 #14

Touch� emulatorloo Jun 2013 #24

Has your son read "1984" yet? Brigid Jun 2013 #15

Sure you did. Cool Story, Bro. KittyWampus Jun 2013 #16

! opiate69 Jun 2013 #35

You struck out swingin' with that post, eh? Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #37

Shuuto! Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #38

I've been there. And it wasn't even this bad then (1970s-80s) Fuddnik Jun 2013 #17

"The Talk" I had with my kid was tblue Jun 2013 #18

Cave for rent! TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #19

... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #21

how much? limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #25

!! JoePhilly Jun 2013 #27

The only real change is who holds the reins. I remember when alfredo Jun 2013 #23

It's too late. They can hear you through the bugs the dentist Dash87 Jun 2013 #30

K&R Zorra Jun 2013 #31

I think we do have to warn the kids marions ghost Jun 2013 #34

Quoted for Truth! Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #36

K&R woo me with science Jun 2013 #39