Ever get an email from *the facebook police* mom?

[Anonymous]

Just tell her, yes, you've mentioned that several times, that you understand her concerns, and have already agreed to do what you can to monitor the situation.

[Anonymous]

In all honesty-- DH and I are non-Facebook people.

Our boys are too young now to worry about this--- BUT I am friends with a couple Facebook fanatic moms and they are always taking pics of us when we get together and posting them on their pages and it annoys the l*ving f*ck out of me!!!! I don't want to be on Facebook. Period.

They think it's a joke and funny--but I am dead serious. I love that Vegas commercial where nobody talks to the Facebook chic because 'what happens in vegas stays in vegas'.

Social media bullying is a real issue so I respect the other mother.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand exactly what the mom is trying to tell you OP.

If someone told me, "I don't want pictures of my kid or me on Facebook", I'd know what she was telling me -- don't post pictures of her kid or her on Facebook.

But if she told me, "Remember, my Marcie doesn't have a Facebook account"... I wouldn't interpret as a request to keep pictures of Marcie off of Facebook. Do other people interpret it this way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In all honesty-- DH and I are non-Facebook people.

Our boys are too young now to worry about this--- BUT I am friends with a couple Facebook fanatic moms and they are always taking pics of us when we get together and posting them on their pages and it annoys the l*ving f*ck out of me!!!! I don't want to be on Facebook. Period.

They think it's a joke and funny--but I am dead serious. I love that Vegas commercial where nobody talks to the Facebook chic because 'what happens in vegas stays in vegas'.

Social media bullying is a real issue so I respect the other mother.

This has nothing to do with social media bullying. That is a serious issue but forbidding facebook is over kill. When kids get to be teens, facebook is how school and social events are often organized. I think its fine to ask someone not to post a picture of you on facebook, but don't act like its evil incarnate. Like anything else, it can be used for good and it can be used for bad. I prefer allowing my DC to use facebook as long as she has friended me so I can monitor what goes on. Eventually our kids will go off to college and will have facebook pages or whatever and we won't be monitoring so its best to allow it while you can keep an eye out.

[Anonymous]

Eventually our kids will go off to college and will have facebook pages or whatever and we won't be monitoring so its best to allow it while you can keep an eye out.

I agree. There can be serious consequences of fb misuse. The schools and others have already started to take action about fb bullying in MS and HS. Better to address it now, while they are still young enough to listen and be scolded by the schools, than later when it can have serious consequences to your career and even criminal prosecution.

Running around after some toddlers and making certain that they are never on fb is just ridiculous. And forbidding in MS, HS something that everyone else has only makes it more attractive.

[Anonymous]

Cool kids don't Facebook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Eventually our kids will go off to college and will have facebook pages or whatever and we won't be monitoring so its best to allow it while you can keep an eye out.

I agree. There can be serious consequences of fb misuse. The schools and others have already started to take action about fb bullying in MS[/[b]b] and HS. Better to address it now, while they are still young enough to listen and be scolded by the schools, than later when it can have serious consequences to your career and even criminal prosecution.

Running around after some toddlers and making certain that they are never on fb is just ridiculous. And forbidding in MS, HS something that everyone else has only makes it more attractive.

Are you familiar with the names of private MS and HS' that have disciplined for targeting a student? If so, I'd be interested in vetting it for my DD. Her school refused to do a thing about any cyber bullying, hallway bullying, e-mail or text bullying. It goes on to this very day.

[Anonymous]

No, but in public school the students are very careful what they say on facebook. "The teachers will find out because the student's parents will show (the school), and I will be disciplined. And so would anyone else." MS student quote.