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My eldest daughter spent the night before her 13th birthday in front of the computer, with the Facebook registration information filled out, waiting with her fi
by michael_dorfman 15y ago
My eldest daughter spent the night before her 13th birthday in front of the computer, with the Facebook registration information filled out, waiting with her finger poised above the Enter key for the stroke of midnight.
Yeah, I'm a hard-ass.
- thirdhaf 15y agoYou let your thirteen-year old stay up until midnight for a Facebook registration? That sounds less like a hard-ass and more like an eccentric :-)
- michael_dorfman 15y agoGuilty as charged.
- wnight 15y agoWhy? If she was ready before then, why would you keep her off, and if she wasn't ready, why would you interpret that law as requiring you to let her have an account? All you'll train into her will be a desire to do anything forbidden. Watch out for drinking unless you introduce it in moderation.
- michael_dorfman 15y agoThe Facebook terms of service say that you need to be 13, so I stuck to that. I don't think this is encouraging anyone to desire forbidden things; she desired Facebook because she thought it would be fun, and had to wait because those were the rules. On the contrary, I don't think it's a good idea to teach 13-year-olds that the rules don't apply to them just because they want something.