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Originally Posted by Halanna
Very interesting replies.
I still think the same way though. When it comes to the internet there is zero privacy to be had. He can travel where he wishes with the knowledge that if I find him engaging in something he knows he shouldn't be doing, that is the end of the internet.
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Other areas I think privacy is earned. If he had a diary or journal, I would never read it. I would want him to have the freedom to express his thoughts to himself without fear of my reaction. I wouldn't do a room or backpack search unless his behavior warranted it. I have no desire to go pawing through his things for no reason. I don't listen to his phone conversations, or read his text messages. I get his cell phone bill every month anyway, I can see who is calling him and who he is calling.
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I wouldn't read the kid's diary either, though I reserve the right to. I would only do so if I had very significant evidence that he was recording plans to do something illegal - i.e. plans to shoot up his school. Same with the room/backpack search. Hell, I'm sure it's the case with you, that most teenager's rooms are somewhat of a biohazard. I wouldn't want to search it without just cause from a personal safety standpoint
As for cell phone, I don't have that issue. I don't see the need for a kid to have a cell phone. If he's going somewhere other than school or a friend's house (where presumably there will be a phone should he need to call me) then he can borrow mine if it is deemed necessary. The last thing teenagers need is another distraction from schoolwork or the highway by having a phone hanging off their ear 24/7.
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Really? They don't use myspace anymore? He'll be disappointed to find he's behind the times.
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Just means your kid is less ADD than the average of the internet