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Post by camismom on Apr 13, 2005 11:05:52 GMT -5
Cami has asked me a few times to ask our members if any of them have a teenager that would be willing to become a "pen-pal" of sorts thru im'ing. Well, in recent contacts with Savvymom we have exchanged our daughters im addresses so they can start doing so...... BUT, Cami has asked if we could add a section to the site for teens. A place where our children can post their own vents, questions, or just get to know each other. She had me set her up last night as a member (start looking for THECami and welcome her when/if she makes her first post) and wants to become a part of the safe sight her mom participates in so much. Really this is why she goes to chat rooms, she is just looking for people to talk to.
What do y'all think? Could it be and do you think your kids would use it?
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Post by AnneM on Apr 13, 2005 12:08:33 GMT -5
Hi Christy !! ... We will certainly welcome Cami when she makes her first post!!  I am really pleased to see she is showing an interest in the site ...   Cami!! Now as for the teen section ... I am going to be completely honest here - we DID used to have a teen section .... but sadly it wasn't very well populated AT ALL!! We wracked our brains to think of ways to get the teens to post and talk to each other ... but it really never ever took off ... (If I remember rightly we got about 12 posts in a year or something like that and MOST of the posts we DID have were from the adult members trying to encourage the teens to join in!!) ... We therefore had to get rid of the teen section at that time!!  Now that is NOT such good news for you Cami!! ...  However, I would always be interested in any thoughts on HOW we can encourage teenagers to participate ?? |
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Post by Linda on Apr 13, 2005 12:13:54 GMT -5
I think the girls might be more interested in it than the boys...just my opinion though....I know Paul wouldn't post on a bet....he says he doesn't want anyone to know his business. ;D ;D ;D Little does he know ;D ;D ;D
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Post by camismom on Apr 13, 2005 13:32:30 GMT -5
I think the girls might be more interested in it than the boys...just my opinion though....I know Paul wouldn't post on a bet....he says he doesn't want anyone to know his business. ;D ;D ;D Little does he know ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I have to laugh at that because I don't know if I'm all too excited about Cami joininmg and reading all I post about her!  Anne, I'm glad you brought that up though because I thought for a minute I was losing it. I kept thinking their used to be a teen section, but then figured maybe I was getting mixed up with the old site. Maybe if Cami and Savvymom's dd start talking they can get others stirred up too. We'll see.. |
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Post by savvymom1 on Apr 13, 2005 17:53:38 GMT -5
Good question. I remember when we had the teen section. My dd would have loved to post, but I didn't tell her about it, because I didn't want her reading what I was venting about (in regard to her and my other dd). She knows my user name and occassionally reads over my shoulder.
What do you other parents think? On one hand, I like the idea of a place where the teens can talk about issues important to them. But I'm also reluctant to have them read some of the sad, disheartening posts from some of us when we're really frustrated or down... Are they all mature enough to handle everything they read?
I'm not crazy enough to think that they would ONLY stick to perusing the teen section. I'm interested in what everyone else recommends.
BTW, Christy, we got your contact info and my dd got her computer privileges back today so let Cami know she will be in touch!
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Post by vickilyn32 on Apr 13, 2005 18:18:28 GMT -5
Well, Dan loves to IM his friends, and he has some from other towns he met thru sports, but I doubt he would post on a message board. For one thing he has a reading disability, and his spelling is terrible, so he would not want anyone to see that. I know noone would make fun of him on here, but he is very sensitive about it, although it has gotten much better in the last year or so. However, if anyone would like to IM him, he would probably talk then.
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Post by Linda on Apr 13, 2005 18:27:31 GMT -5
Think about it vickylyn....the kids are probably all bad spellers ;D ;D ;D ;D I don't and I have never liked Paul to read about what I have written about him.  Some day he is going to though because I forget to log off A LOT ;D ;D |
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Post by catseye on Apr 13, 2005 18:29:21 GMT -5
If I recall though, ralph (dad2brooke) had to remove it because one of the regulations on proboards says you have to be 18 to be registered... And as anne said it didnt get much traffic either... cat |
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Post by Linda on Apr 13, 2005 18:41:05 GMT -5
That is what I thought too...but I wasn't sure  |
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Post by catseye on Apr 13, 2005 21:06:19 GMT -5
That is what I found, in this section, under a sticky post that ralph (dad2brooke) put up about proboards terms of service.... BUT it does say OR 13 years old with parental permission... Help my memory here someone! Was the concern of how do you know they have parental permission? Gosh I am having a hard time remembering now...
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Post by camismom on Apr 14, 2005 13:42:10 GMT -5
You all make good points. I agree our kids need a place of their own where they can discuss their own things, but I guess I kind of look at this as my "sacred" place that I can come and vent without being judged. I say the ugly things here instead of to her. Though she joined at had my permission to do so, I reaaly don't see her ever doing anything here. She's strictly interested in talking to kids her age. We'll just have to get our kids that are interested in touch with each other thru IM. I've traded Savvy's dd and Trid's sons screen names for Cami so they can watch out for each other. Savvy, I have lifted Cam's restriction from IMing people she KNOWS... so I'll tell her to watch out for your dd as well. I hope they hit it off and become internet buddies. |
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