okay i think every teen probably thinks the same thing at least once...are my parents doing this because "they care" or is it because they know it'll piss me off? (okay maybe not THAT thing but something along the lines of that) recently i was grounded because i took to many pics with my cam and i was talkin to "unknown" people on IM...YES i know its a bad thing! YES i know someone can be all yea im 16 and really be like 45 or something...i know all of this...but im just not scared. im also not one of those people who think oh it'll never happen to me because i very much know it could b me espically when you have....about 92 people on your buddy list that you dont know...only thins is i only talk to about...5-8 of the 92. okay still bad but whatever obviouly i dont care...right?....or do i? but any way only reason why im so mad about not being able to go on the computer any more (except when im doing homework...like im supposed to b now...)is because theres this one person okay two people i DO know who they say they are...person #1 is because i've seen the person on webcam and honestly i dont think you can fake who you are when ur live on a webcam...the other person i have their address and phone number also i've been talkin to that person for 7months so i dont think hes gonna come rape me...or something...and ya these two people i talk to about stuff i cant talk to my mom and dad about its just easier talking to people you dont know and well you become friends and i knoe everyone or mostly everyone thinks that talkin to someone on the net means nothing but you cant say that until you've been there because u CAN develope feelings for people...and now there just bein takin away and i dont know it just kinda pissed me off and i was thinkin about just going and buying a new mouse and keyboard because my parents took that away...so yea am i totally wrong in what i did and should i buy new things for the comp?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? xOalmaOx answered Monday June 12 2006, 10:14 pm: Honestly, you shouldn`t be talking to people online who you`ve never actually met before because even if you think you know someone, you don`t. I mean I used to talk to people I didn`t know either before but now everyone on my buddylist, I`ve at least seen. You may think nothing will happen but you don`t know that for a fact. Taking pictures and then sending them to people you`ve never actually met is dangerous, expecially if they weren`t appropriate [sp] pictures. Your parents have EVER right to take the computer away from you because they wouldn`t try to protect you if they didn`t care. So yes, they do care. You`re just mad at this moment because you feel it`s unfair, but really it`s only for your own good. Try to meet these people you say are your friends that you`ve never met somewhere public or ask them to come over when YOUR PARENTS ARE HOME because if they are who they say they are, they won`t have a problem with it. Just be safe. [ xOalmaOx's advice column | Ask xOalmaOx A Question ]
basketball_7_77 answered Monday June 12 2006, 5:02 pm: I really go with your parents on this one. Don't Go out and buy new stuff. IT will make them EVEN madder and it will probalby get taken awaay. You should just block them. Hope this helps
someone1234 answered Monday June 12 2006, 12:46 am: I think your parents really do care. And just because you have been talking to this guy online for 7 months doesnt mean anything. There are some real perves out there who spend alot of time talking to girls and becoming there "friends" till they can get there number and adress. And the person on the web cam can seem real nice and be and lets say you guy meet up and one day go to the movies. You never kno if they are some psyco path and you end up killed. You really cant trust anyone 100 percent and honest people who you meet online shouldnt be trusted even 50%. Its ok to talk to them if your bored I guess but not to be giving out any of your info, not even the school you go to. Your not wrong for talking to those people but your parents are just trying to protect you. I suggest talking to your parents about, talking not argueing. Tell them that you know you kind of messed up but you dont see it as such a big deal and would like to have your mouse and keyboard back...uhm just wondering...how did you get to this site without your mouse or keyboard? [ someone1234's advice column | Ask someone1234 A Question ]
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