Wow. Some of these responses are very caustic.
The concerns I have for my daughter are mostly associated with sex, sexual acts, and internet predators. I don't know if any of you have watched the news lately, but *2 years old is nothing like it was when I was growing up.
Nowadays, *2 year olds are performing oral sex, having intercourse (we just performed a c-section on a *2 year old at our hospital in Dallas....preppy girl - from a private school - nice, huh?), and lewdly flirting with men via sites like myspace.
Do I trust her? I don't know. I thought I did. But when she stopped logging into her account at home, it struck me as odd. Why would she NEVER log in at home anymore?
Maybe she's not doing anything bad - maybe she just doesn't feel like using the computer at home anymore. That's fine. But what if she's set up a myspace account, and is corresponding with potentially dangerous people.
The truth of the matter is that kids are very influenced by peers these days. And, unfortunately, we all know that kids can be prone to hiding things and being dishonest about them - IF they think they will get in trouble.
We have had the 'talks' about sex, internet predators, etc. I have concerns about 'accusing' her before knowing what she is truly doing. I don't want to alienate her....and I haven't actually decided to view her email account. But I wanted to know what my options are.
This is my first and only child. I don't know how many of you have children, but do you trust them *00%? Enough to leave them alone, not ever monitor who they hang out with or what they are doing on the internet? I'm sorry, but I don't want to be one of those mothers that finds out her *2, **, or *4 year old has been 'date raped' by one of her classmates and is now pregnant. It happens. Even if you are a good parent.
That being said, I may have absolutely no reason to worry. She could just be wanting her privacy. BUT I could also be right to be concerned - she is purposely not logging on at home.
I'm sorry, but this is very inappropriate. I truly hope you don't go around saying things like this to people in the real world. But, then again, my guess is that you won't feel badly at all for saying it.....not many people take responsibility for their words or actions anymore. Especially when they are as offensive as this.Maybe the fruit of your loins is a succubus



