I’ve got some rather interesting comments lately from an old post of mine about the underage usage of MySpace. I’m not sure about the rest of my blogging comrades, but I get as much traffic from my old posts then I do my daily new ones. I am not sure what that says in terms of good and bad about my blog, but that’s the way I roll here at boogiemum.

Some of these comments I did not even publish because it is in my opinion that if you can’t try and share your view nicely with me, then I am not going to post it. This blog is a dictatorship. If I don’t like it, I won’t post it. I don’t feel the need to have a comment policy because I don’t feel the need to be politically correct about it. If your common sense can’t govern you, then in my opinion, there are bigger problems in your life then whether I publish your comment or not.

One of the arguments that was relayed for the use of Myspace, whether underage or not, is because kids are going to find a way to do it regardless if you let them or not. Ok. Maybe. I guess you could argue the same with alcohol.

Alcohol can be dangerous when in the hands of minors. A lot of minors drink alcohol regardless of what the law or their parents say. Many times kids sneak around and drink because their parents don’t allow it at home. Alcohol under proper control is fine with adults, so should we allow minors to drink alcohol so that we can teach them proper ways to consume alcohol? Maybe I should be one of those parents that has the kids over for a party with booze as long as I take everyone’s keys?

Not gonna happen here. The argument that kids are going to do it anyway must of been made by some commenters that don’t have kids of their own. I mean how ridiculous is that? I could apply that reasoning to so many things, lying, temper tantrums, respect, and so forth.

And I do whole heartily agree the children need to be taught safety rules for the internet. We have already had numerous talks with A. This type of danger is the new stranger danger thing from the 1980s. It’s a given you talk to your kids about this. I also talk with A about sex, but that doesn’t mean I am going to send her to a rainbow party and see how she fares there.

Another point from a comment that stuck in my mind was the mention of using the social sites at school and friend’s houses. First off, I don’t think these sites should even be available at schools. They have nothing to do with learning and don’t need to be in a school setting, especially elementary school as my post was about underage usage of Myspace.

Secondly, at this age, I think parents should be asking about the rules of the internet when their kids go over to another child’s house. I feel perfectly comfortable letting parents know that at this age we not only don’t allow A to be home alone, but we also don’t want her using these sites on the internet.

Has everyone seen the news about another one of our local embarrassments? That entire situation was propelled by youtube and Myspace fame. While I think that a little more parental involvement in the monitoring of internet and comings and goings of the kids could of maybe diffused the situation, it sure does highlight a problem of our society today.

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