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- tavallai, on 01/03/2009, -4/+392Uh oh. Facebook!? And I thought it couldn't get any more humiliating than seeing my mom on Bang Bus.
This is gonna make me SO emo, I might go back to MySpace. - chrisaug18, on 01/03/2009, -14/+236I'm friends with my parents, aunts, uncles, etc. its a good way to keep in touch when I'm away at school. Grow up a little.
- airwalkery2k, on 01/03/2009, -2/+213Privacy settings and limited profiles. If you are foolish enough to put embarrassing crap up on Facebook anyway, you should be using them.
- DevSingh1359, on 01/04/2009, -18/+208Not gonna lie...I'd hate for you to be my parent.
- barryiggins, on 01/03/2009, -4/+182commence barrage of "I friended your mom" jokes in 5, 4, 3...
- rdldr1, on 01/04/2009, -11/+177Opening up to high school students ruined facebook.
- pyroguy56011, on 01/04/2009, -16/+173Wow, what a ***** control freak. My kids are going to do what they want and deal with the consequences. That's how I was raised, and I'd like to think I turned out just fine. I'm in college with a yearly scholarship of $20,000 and I was involved in more than one group/organization/team that performed at the state level in high school. I haven't had a curfew since 9th grade and my parents have never stopped me from going to any type of function. Trust and personal responsibility go a lot further than control and monitoring. My friends who have parents like that were either extremely unhappy with their parents in high school, or ended up ***** their lives up in one way or another.
- zeblith, on 01/04/2009, -18/+151I can't help but call you ***** parents if you need to go spy on your kids.
- adml_shake, on 01/04/2009, -11/+138You see little kiddies, this is what we call "responsibility". If you don't want your parents finding out what you are doing at school, then don't put pictures up of it on websites.
- weiwuwei, on 01/03/2009, -2/+127My son introduced me to Digg, and my daughter got me started on Facebook. I hope they don't regret it!
- orangester, on 01/04/2009, -4/+106I'm 18 and I have my mom added on Facebook. I don't really care what she sees. I'm at college, I pay for everything (car, phone, tuition), what's the big deal if she see's me doing a kegstand at 7 a.m. before a football game? If she doesn't want to see it, then don't look.
- ELCad, on 01/04/2009, -7/+107Get off the internet if you want privacy.
- holyskeleton, on 01/03/2009, -39/+137people still use facebook? that ***** was so 2008.
- 4cdawgs, on 01/03/2009, -166/+256Give me a break! I was on Facebook before my kids were old enough to sign up. I pay for the internet connection so guess what? If they don't friend me, they can kiss their account goodbye!
- barryiggins, on 01/03/2009, -2/+92shhhhh!
[the barrage is about to commence].... - doiveo, on 01/03/2009, -2/+91are you still counting?
- Bsipper, on 01/04/2009, -1/+84I am a 41 year old father of 2. I completely understand WHY parents want to be on Facebook to look at what their kids are doing. However, you need to work on the trust between you and your children way before they are old enough to use Facebook. There are many other ways to see and understand what your children are doing. Don't invade their privacy and "spy" on them on Facebook. If you want to friend your friends, great. But don't invade their privacy on Facebook.
- FireandFlame, on 01/04/2009, -2/+85Any minute now....
- codyman, on 01/04/2009, -7/+86I poked your mom... then I tagged her...
- Llanowar, on 01/04/2009, -13/+91Kids have "secrets" on profile sites. Things they don't want their parents to know.
They do not want parents to be able to check anything. They want it private.
And most kids, out of embarassment or whatever other reason, don't want their parents on their friends list.
It's simply "not cool".
And that is all very logical and very normal. Nothing wrong with it.
Now I don't think parents should be disallowed from joining facebook. But most kids would hate a mother like you. Just because you pay for the internet doesn't mean you get to look into their private lives.
You might be a parent but you got some growing up to do anyway. - t2t2, on 01/04/2009, -2/+78Yep, it's coming real soon...
- Jeffler, on 01/04/2009, -0/+74I used your mom like an application
- awolfe91, on 01/04/2009, -3/+77The calm before the storm...
- rstarr, on 01/04/2009, -2/+75Wait for it...
- inactive, on 01/04/2009, -2/+74Everytime I see a 16 year old girl in a ruffle skirt, making a "gangsta " sign, sticking her tongue out, and wearing too much damn eye liner while proclaiming she's "sexy", I want to scream.
- Natef53, on 01/04/2009, -5/+75I friended your mom.
- xxAMPLIFYxx, on 01/04/2009, -4/+73I friended your mom ... last night.
- xDynaBlade, on 01/04/2009, -1/+68At least they stopped making new "BRING BACK THE OLD FACEBOOK" groups.
- JerodSlay, on 01/04/2009, -0/+67Click "Friends"
Click "Make a New List"
Name the new friend list
Search for people who you want to have only limited access to your profile (like parents) and add them to the list.
Then hover over "Settings" and click on "Privacy Settings"
Click on "Profile" and later repeat for other settings.
Click "Customize" on certain items like news feed and stuff.
Click "Except these people" and type in the name of that friend list.
Repeat for other items in profile, and then for other non-profile things. - AmyVernon, on 01/04/2009, -2/+66he's down to -1,345
- MeltingIce, on 01/04/2009, -1/+61My mom is on Facebook and it doesn't bother me. I wonder if ABC News realizes that 5819 users in a Facebook group is not a lot at all.
- oboshoe, on 01/04/2009, -1/+60Yes but at least you got your conception on video.
- Tzvi, on 01/04/2009, -15/+74Facebook was ruined the day they stopped requiring .edu emails.
- luminique, on 01/04/2009, -3/+61Shocking as it may seem, most parents have better things to do than snoop on their children all day. All the moms I know who use Facebook are on there to talk with other adults.
- gmprunner, on 01/04/2009, -4/+60Guess who I brefriended last night.
- PilotHead, on 01/04/2009, -1/+57I added my Mom to Facebook, BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER!
I now have my ENTIRE family on there because my mom told them, all of them bugging me
PilotHead Status "Going to the club, might grab a drink"
Aunt "Don't drink too many!"
Uncle "Don't drink and drive, I haven't taught you yet"
Cousin "Why don't we ever go clubbing together?"
2nd Counsin "Is my brother going? I wanna go too!"
Aunt "You taking them clubbing?"
Dad "No he said he's going clubbing"
Mom "Honey be careful, I don't want the police to show up at my door"
Sister "Like you can pick up any girls"
Cousin "Lol that was great!"
2nd Cousin "Aw come on he's not bad looking"
Cousin "Ha ha you like him your a freak"
2nd Counsin "Shut up!"
Sister "Gross, you sure Im not adopted?"
Mom "Lol how can you say that? you saw the pictures of you in the hospital"
Dad "Hey son could you pick me up some Buds if your not too drunk"
........*Delete Facebook*..... - Checkerd, on 01/04/2009, -2/+58Don't worry mom, I don't regret it.
- FearlessFreep, on 01/04/2009, -4/+58If you have a good relationship with your kids than you don't need to spy on them as the communication is open
- whahaa, on 01/04/2009, -6/+58my parents are not my friends, they're my parents.
- Checkerd, on 01/04/2009, -1/+52My mom?
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 01/04/2009, -2/+52I friended your mom... twice.
- Calculon, on 01/04/2009, -3/+51Yes, we all liked stuff before it was cool.
- inactive, on 01/04/2009, -1/+49I'm going to agree - The most intelligent kids I've met have parents who keep enough ties on their children but don't usually force them around unless necessary. It really sucks to know someone younger than me by a few years who knows more than I do...
- Nidy1, on 01/04/2009, -0/+45Left my room, was halfway down the stairs, then decided to come back to digg your comment.
- inactive, on 01/04/2009, -2/+47We're about to make you regret it.
- ZeroCubed, on 01/04/2009, -5/+47I'll tell you from my experience, that teenagers will rebel if you don't give them some leeway, some place where they can escape and not have an adult breathing down their necks. A friend of mine has control freak parents - tomorrow, she is eloping with her boyfriend to Europe. Another friend has mildly controlling parents, and he has a job but doesn't keep a bank account so that they can't monitor his spending, not that he spends it on anything bad - but imagine if he did. He's also in a relationship, and they don't have a clue. My ex boyfriend was very restricted as well, he couldn't do anything, couldn't even stay after school for clubs or to have a date with me. I'm surprised he could go to prom. Where do you think he is now?
My parents on the other hand, set ground rules - good grades, no drugs, bed at a reasonable hour. My mom has let me skip school - maximum three days out of the year, and not in the same month - my parents allowed me to drink little amounts from their liquor and wine collection from age 16. I'm allowed to go out as late as 2 am without having to tell them intricate details of where I'm going, what I'm doing, who I'm with, and if I'm sleeping over at a friends I just need to call and tell them when. Basically it's "Hey mom, I'm going to downtown to hang with my friends" and that's it. I go to school 1600 miles from home, and only call my parents once a week.
And you know what? I stay out of trouble - I don't drink often, and when I do it's small amounts, and never enough to get me drunk. I don't do drugs, I stay out of dangerous places. I play things safe. I don't want to lose the privileges I'm freely given, and doing something stupid and irresponsible is a one way ticket to losing them.
You can't monitor your kids 24/7, teens are too clever for that, and technology nowadays enables them too much. It could be that your kids have a secret facebook account under a different name just to spite you, even if they're not hiding anything. Even if you could restrict them to an inch of their lives, they'll retaliate as soon as they're old enough to leave, and maybe not even wait until then, and just leave anyway. If you want them to stay out of trouble, the best way is to do what my parents did - give them room, and teach them to act responsibly, to understand what consequences are not worth going through. Don't underestimate teenagers - we're smart. Given the right information, we figure things out quick and do what we need to keep our necks out of trouble. We'll mess up yes, we all do at some point, but rarely to the point of it being irreversible. - UselessTrivia, on 01/04/2009, -0/+41If your 11 year old is having sex I think you have bigger failings as a parent than a failure to "properly monitor" the kids facebook.
- paulmer2003, on 01/04/2009, -8/+49Uh...Your comment brings up a few points. Firstly, why would you cut their internets over something petty and dumb like their facebook? I mean, sure, there is danger that they could meet some freak on there, privacy concerns, etc...but that is why you should speak to them about that and ensure that they are not ignorant. Secondly, why are you such a control freak? Thirdly, if you are a good parent and keep open communication lines with your children, why would you need to see their facebook? Epic fail.
- Ymeg, on 01/04/2009, -3/+41your moms pretty hot
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