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Originally Posted by Maestro
No actually, I educated them on all the bad things that happen and what kids have done to other kids to get them in trouble with things like facebook and such, so far it worked they have no interest dealing idiots on the internet.
I am luck my kids get it and I am able to show them it not worth it. Just like when my son for months bugged me about getting this $1000 paint ball gun and his reason was his friend had one and there was nothing better. My son arranged for him and I to play paint ball with this kid and his family. Turns out the kid, the sister, the dad and mom all had these guns. Fast forward 6 months son still bugging me about this gun and guess what show up in the newspaper, the guy was arrested for stealing money form his customers, he was a contractor and stole almost $1M over a period of 5 yrs.
Explain to the son the only way they all could afford $1000 paint ball gun and was it worth it to have you dad in jail over it. Never heard about $1000 paint ball guns again or anything similar.
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Facebook is not meant to be a bad thing. There are more than enough privacy features to keep yourself safe. If you fail to use them or create drama that will come back to bite you in the ass, Facebook might not be right for you. As long as you're a good person and you've done nothing wrong, Facebook is harmless. People just abuse it. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends. Many of my friends moved out of state, went away for college, etc... There is no harm in it. It's all determined by the user.