How Parents Use Facebook to Stalk Their Kids

2009-09-03 14:24:28

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HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5722|Bolingbrook, Illinois

2009-09-03 14:27:26

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Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6870

2009-09-03 15:00:25

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Goven: /̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿; +125|6719|Purdue

I LL'd

2009-09-03 20:27:54

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Volk1917: Member; +2|5626

Hahaha, god I love the writers at Onion.

2009-09-03 22:21:33

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7013|Noizyland

Onion has just exploded in the last few years, I remember when it was just a parody newspaper blog site.

Still, why would you EVER add one of your parents as a Facebook friend? Closest family members I have are cousins. I'd trust my sister too but she doesn't use Facebook.

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2009-09-03 22:28:49

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Bevo: Nah; +718|6759|Austin, Texas

Ty wrote:
Onion has just exploded in the last few years, I remember when it was just a parody newspaper blog site.

Still, why would you EVER add one of your parents as a Facebook friend? Closest family members I have are cousins. I'd trust my sister too but she doesn't use Facebook.

It's a difficult line to trod.

I have a cousin and an uncle (the cool uncle). Then soon you get grandparents, next thing you know your mom is checking your status. I don't think I can be "friends" with parents or grandparents though.

Also, we have onion news stands all over campus. Tis free iirc.

2009-09-03 22:47:17

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Andoura: Got loooollllll ?; +853|6877|Montreal, Qc, Canada

loolll

2009-09-03 22:49:21

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DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6870|Finland

Ty wrote:
Onion has just exploded in the last few years, I remember when it was just a parody newspaper blog site.

Still, why would you EVER add one of your parents as a Facebook friend? Closest family members I have are cousins. I'd trust my sister too but she doesn't use Facebook.

My sister and I have come to the conclusion that our mom should have limited access to facebook. It's sometimes.. ..disturbing.

I need around tree fiddy.

2009-09-03 23:02:40

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7013|Noizyland

Thankfully my Mum is a computer-phobe and hates the idea of Facebook. My sister just doesn't like it because she doesn't like the idea of her work friends finding out what she does on days off. My grandparents are too old to get into the Internet lifestyle although all four of them are still alive and kicking - not many 22 year-olds can say that they still have all four.

But it's kind of a mind-job at times, my youngest cousin who was always the sweet, innocent flower of the family - well turns out she's just like the rest of us. Oh well.

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2009-09-04 00:20:40

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6893

I've got siblings on facebook, not a big deal. I've even befriended two of my aunts on facebook...
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but they're partiers and know how it is in college and won't tell my parents

2009-09-04 00:45:52

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Wallpaper: ☺; +303|6232|The pool

Ah fuck I hate that. My mom added me, and since I still live with her its kinda not possible to just press the ignore button.

My flickr

2009-09-04 03:53:20

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7013|Noizyland

Just straight up and tell her, "Mum, I'm not comfortable having you as one of my friends on Facebook". If she has any sense she'll understand why.

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2009-09-04 04:45:45

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Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6712|6 6 4 oh, I forget

Hehe.

This is just the reason I don't use that devil's tool.

2009-09-04 04:56:32

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Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6640|dm_maidenhead

I didn't accept my mum's friend request. I have my sister and a cousin though.

2009-09-04 04:59:19

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Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6712|6 6 4 oh, I forget

I can imagine how many arguments that causes at peoples homes. "Son/daughter, why didn't you accept me, your loving, stalking mummy as your facebook friend?! Because..." Fight fight fight, bite bite bite...

2009-09-04 06:11:01

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Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6931

I accepted my mom, but she has no clue how to use a computer beyond ms word and email so I'm safe.

x

2009-09-04 07:09:35

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Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6977|Toronto | Canada

I have my uncles, cousins and grandparents but refused my parents' request

2009-09-04 07:40:52

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Christbane: Member; +51|6473

simple solution... I have a FB page for my party friends and one for my family and more conservitive friends

2009-09-04 07:52:10

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Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5786|paris

Christbane wrote:
simple solution... Don't add your parents.

2009-09-04 09:00:06

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Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6026|Catherine Black

Amdi Peter wrote:
Christbane wrote:
simple solution... Don't add your parents.

Ultrafunkula wrote:
I can imagine how many arguments that causes at peoples homes. "Son/daughter, why didn't you accept me, your loving, stalking mummy as your facebook friend?! Because..." Fight fight fight, bite bite bite...