Hi Ladies, I am new here (see my introduction). I have a question that really is bugging me and would like some input. I was on myspace the other day and found a young boy there that I know. I know this boys birth date. He is 12. But he has his age as 16. I have noticed other children( that I know) doing the same thing. Does myspace have an age requirement, thats why they change their age? I did not think so. Some of these kids are putting pics of themselves that make them look older and sexy. When I look at some of these I want to scream!!! Where are the parents?! Don't they know there are predators out there looking for those kids? I know you can set your site to private and only those you invite can view your site, but most of these sites are not done that way. My ds has just turned 13 and he doesn't`t even know what myspace is. I want to keep his innocence intact as long as I can. He still loves to play with his 11yr old brother w/ Lego's and spaceships and doesn't talk about girls yet. The young boy I came across said he wanted to meet " Hot Girls". Am I the only one who feels this way? Am I way off here? I was raised old fashioned and have been told so. But I don`t feel I am that bad. And I am only 33yrs old so I don`t feel I am that out of touch. Thanks for letting me go on and on.
Myspace is awful!!! there was a story in the news about a 17yo girl from Michigan that was on her way to Iran to meet a guy she met and wanted to marry.. Kids just have to enter a birthyear and it lets them in, there is no validation of thier actual age.
Those things scare me! That is very sad!!! My boys are like yours---what is myspace?! I LIKE it that way! Can you contact the parents of that boy? I think I would try to do that, and let them know what their son is doing. Then it's up to them what they do with the information! It could save that boy from major problems!
My niece is 11 and her myspace says that she is 15. My sis thinks it's all cute. She's had her "boyfriend" over to watch movies (unsupervised) and been dropped off with him alone at the mall. It really bothers me, but my sis thinks that's what "normal" kids do in 6th grade. My kids have heard of myspace, but don't have anything to do with it. They have no concept of the boyfriend/girlfriend thing, and I intend to keep it that way. My kids are still kids. That's the way I want it to be!
My children are not permitted on myspace. Not that they've asked to. My oldest is 12, and she might be aware of it. But if she were to ask, there's no way we would permit her to have a page there. It's just too dangerous. I think you should make your friend aware of her son's information. It may be that she's OK with it, in which case there's nothing you can do. But it could also be that she isn't, and will do something about it. I know I'd rather be informed!
My daughter has a Myspace account and she can put anything on there she wants to, it is her business not mine. I never look at it and don't even know how. I think I have to trust her to do what is right. I bet some of you think I am crazy, right? Okay I was leaving out one thing. It is my 29 year old married daughter and her husband who have the account and they only let their friends into it. I think the whole thing is a little bit dangerous but I don't really know how it works. I have seen pictures of kids from church and other kids from our town on there when Katie was looking at it and they almost all list their age as older and they have some pretty questionable pictures and quotes on there. The worst thing I saw was a woman Katie went to school with who had a picture of her little baby on there with a cigarette hanging out of its mouth and it said something about the baby being a real member of the family. That seems sick to me.
Hello! I think myspace is horrible!!! My neighbor's daughter was getting on it and said she was 18 when she was actually younger. She met a man who said he was 25 and wanted to met her. He said he lives in the next town and owned a horse ranch. She was supposed to met him at some restaurant near the freeway. Her mom works for the government and somehow found out he was 55 and lived in Nevada. Emma has no idea about it and will never be allowed to visit this site. I think it is very dangerous. Patty
I think myspace is so dangerest! But my sister just doesn't get it. Both her children have them and I have seen things on my sister older daughter account that I don't approve of! And I let them know. But they just don't see whats wrong with it. My son knows about it and wanted an acount for a long time because his cousin had one but it didn't last long, he got bored. My son doesn't think about girls yet and I'm greatful for that. (he will be 12 real soon, 7 more days. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALL YOU DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS I THINK THERE IS A GOOD HANDFUL OF DECEMBER BABIES ON HERE). I have an account that is very plain just so I can be a noisey aunt and check up on my 17 yro neice. ( She knows I'm watching on and off the site) But I still don't think its a very good site for children!!
Well I do know his mother,but we have not see or spoken to each other for a least a couple of years. I think the boy was about 10. And then she was talking about him saying girls were checking him out at school and she thought it was funny. So I don`t really think she would care. You would have to know her to know what I am talking about. She is the opposite of me with her kids. I (as I said) am old fashion. She on the other hand is not. It would`nt do any good to say anything.
I HATE myspace. Keeping it set on private only works if you don't give your password out to your friends, and then they give it out, and so on. I know alot of kids who do this. I just feel this opens to door to so much "stuff" that is not necessary or safe for anyone...not matter what the age. I have a BIL who has a myspace and has conversations with girls he doesn't know. Says it is just for fun...nothing is being "done". But I am sure his wife wouldn't appreciate it! This subject gets me worked up! I even went to a meeting that a state trooper held on the dangers of the internet. Myspace is the BIGGEST danger for kids of all ages. Any yes, there is an age requirment. That is why kids lie about their age, for the most part. My kids know what myspace is and know that under NO circumstances are they EVER to have an account. Have you seen the NBC Dateline series "Internet Predators"? Almost all of the people they catch were on myspace. Don't get me started!!!!
I am so glad that my kids aren't into this stuff and we'll keep them out of it as long as possible. I met my DH on AOL. I also met other people before him and thinking back it was extreamly dangerous. No wonder my parents had a fit, and I was 23.
Then it would probably be best to say nothing. She may even be very much aware of what's happening, and think it's "normal". Us "old fogeys" need to unite, lol! Leslie, I did see the documentary done on myspace. We don't usually watch network TV, but DH wanted to see it, being a high school teacher. It didn't say anything that any intelligent person didn't already know. Someone mentioned passwords being passed about. That was one thing hit hard on the program. This girl only gave it to her "friends". Of course, in no time they were ALL her "friends", or a stranger will claim to be a "friend" of one of her "friends", so obviously it's OK....... She was amazed to find that the 17yo hunk was a 55yo undercover officer!
