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I am the Facebook Police

Posted by rollo Feb 2 '12, 20:07

Last night I was looking at my 7th grader's facebook and a lot of the kids were posting foul language and "letters to the person I hate".

Tonight I used the school directory to look up one of the kids and called their house and spoke to the mother.

Me: "As one concerned parent to another I thought you should be aware your child is posting derogatory comments about other kids on her facebook wall. I don't know if you monitor your child's facebook activity but you might want to look into it. I'm not trying to ruin your night or point a finger at your parenting, but if it were me I would want to know this was going on."

I had no idea how this was going to be received, and was pleasantly surprised she was appropriately taken aback and said she would look into it right away.

Good deed or sticking my nose where it doesn't belong? This kid was not the only one doing this. Should I do it again?

Responses:

I am all for this type of parentalt -- nm - David Feb 2, 22:17 1
- Transparency -- nm - David Feb 2, 22:17
This was a moderate approach. You could easily have taken it further, to Facebook or to the principal. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 21:24
Good for you and I hope the parent actually follows through. - Tim Feb 2, 20:42
I took a lot of shit as a kid because no one thought it was their business - Reagen Feb 2, 20:16 4
- Not to make light of what you experienced, but you'd be one of the last people I'd have thought was given any shit. -- nm - Stephen Feb 2, 21:27 2
  - well I wasn't born six-foot-six. :) -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 21:48 1
    - Heh. I'm 6'3", but I was always on the shorter side... until college, when I just kept going... -- nm - psilotum Feb 2, 23:34
- 'Til one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. -- nm - Welcome to the layer cake, son. Feb 2, 20:25
"*my* child? bull-shit." -- nm - Max Feb 2, 20:13 1
- well if your kid wasn't such a looser he wouldn't get picked on -- nm - the republican responce Feb 2, 20:30
If the 7th grader is under 13, they shouldn't be on Facebook. -- nm - Qale Feb 2, 20:13
If there is online bullying going on you should let parents know it. - Bacon Feb 2, 20:12

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