Ok so parents..I am 14 years old and my mom won't let me use myspace! Why can't I?

Question

If there is kids out there with answers that would be cool too! HELP ME CONVINCE HER!

Answer 1

Agree to do the following with your mom and maybe you can:

1) Make your page private.
2) Agree to create a page for your mom and add her as one of your friends to see everything on your page.
3) Tell your friends that your mom has visability to your page and they should be aware of what they post, otherwise you'll have to remove them.
4) Don't use/post your address, phone number, age, etc. that someone you don't know can use.
5) Talk with your mom about the dangers out there, and that you're a smart kid and understand them and respect her concerns. If you're not sure about them, talk to her.

Remember though, your mom is looking out for your best interests. I doubt she's doing it just to be mean. I have three daughters myself and am concerned about them using myspace (and other sites) and have done more than the above to ensure that they remain safe.

Answer 2

(1) Your parents likely won't let you use it because they've heard (as you might, if you've been listening to the news) there's lots of masqueraders and predators on myspace pretending to be someone or something they're not, and may lure you into conversations that lead you to reveal information you shouldn't necessarily reveal or develop relationships or likings not to your advantage.

Think carefully. Please, don't be angry, but try REALLY HARD just for an hour or so, and imagine that you have a kid you really and truly love: would you want that kid to use myspace under such circumstances? Pretend your folks are really people, and not just "adults". Imagine THEM when THEY were kids, like you!

(2) How to convince them? Prove that you have a mind and a consciousness and the decision-making ability to avoid the above problem!

Answer 3

myspace can be a dangerous place for kids. if you don't take the time to think everything through, you could let personal information slip that could lead a pedophile right to your front door. also, at your age, you tend to be more trusting of strangers if you've never had to deal with any traumatic happenings involving strangers. it's easy to dupe kids into thinking you're the same age and want to meet up because of this. next thing you know, the guy you thought was 15 that you were meeting at the park now appears to be 45 and has you bound and gagged in his trunk taking you God only knows where. she just wants to protect you. if you want to convince her, let her explore the site with you so that you can view the safety guidelines and tips together, and promise to let her monitor you while on there. but you have to actually let her monitor you. once you lose her trust, it's over...hope this helps.

Answer 4

To be honest.. I can think of two reasons.

For one, there are a lot of predators out there of many kinds.. sexual, murderous, etc. It might be hard for you to believe, but they do attack people on Myspace.. you have seen those newscasts of that, right? It's natural being a parent to want your child to be safe. Because anyone can fool you on myspace.

Secondly, Myspace is LOADED with viruses. A lot computers nowadays that dont have the right protection are getting infected. I dont blame your mom this reason.

Answer 5

My almost 14 year old daughter and I just had this problem too. All her friends were on myspace and I had the same concerns your mother probably has, perverts and just all around predators. This is how we came to a compromise: I have FULL access to her myspace, password and all. She has to have her profile set to private. I have a myspace page myself and she had to add me as a friend. I check her profile regularly and she knows it.

Answer 6

This is difficult for you because your friends are on MySpace and difficult for your mom because a lot of people who would take advantage of you are also on MySpace. You need to make her an offer that's difficult to refuse. Ask her to set up the account with you, meaning she knows your login info in case she wants to check up on you. Also, set your profile to private and only accept people as friends if you already know them. Giving her access to your account and setting up these safety features should help her feel more comfortable.

Answer 7

I think that you should tell her that MYSPACE is a place where only your friends can talk to you. Tell her that all of the things she hears on the news about abductions, is because people send out there personal information. If you don't put any personal information on your profile, then you will be fine.

Answer 8

avoid myspace. if you wanna talk to your friends actually talk to them. don't post a list of what you did that day for them to read about. myspace is stupid.

anyways... try facebook. it's a much safer site and you get to do all the things you can do on myspace. get your friends hooked on it too. that's what all the kids in my area do. we only use myspace to keep updated on local bands.

Answer 9

you should'nt be on it, ur mother is right, i know u don't want to hear it- but she doesn't want a call that something has happened to you cuz a perv found u on myspace....thats what shes thinking....i'm sure the are other things u can do besides wasting time on that anyways- ur in school still so u sohuld be doing extracuricular activies anyways....
think of it that way...

Answer 10

No 1, your parents presumably PAY FOR the internet access you have, therefore their rules count.

No 2, They have concerns about the safety of people using it, and if you need to ask this question, you are not mature enough to fully appreciate the issues out there