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Concerned Parents OnlineThursday, June 15, 2006Parents may need court to rein in MySpace teenAfter reading this article about the now famous girl who ran to the West Bank to meet her MySpace boyfriend, I did what everyone else seems to be doing now: logged on to MySpace. I was happy to see that the young girl in question had her profile set to private- this is a very, very good idea for any member and should be strongly reccomended by parents. The young man did not, and in light of his recent fame/infamy has gained over 500 MySpace "friends". One poster even went so far as to hail the couple a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Although I did not check into the profiles of those who had left messages for Abdallah, they seemed (from photographs and writing styles: "u" "luv", etc) to be young. And though I did not read the countless postings, they all seemed to be supportive. As if, for this generation this has became a contemporary love tragedy. I think in a past posting I referred to it as a parent's worst nightmare. So where is the generational disconnect? What makes this news sensation so romantic for the youth of today and so terrifying for their parents? Is MySpace a parentally misunderstood aspect of this generation? Again, I think the answer lies in communicating with your kids. If blogging sites are going to be part of their lives, talk to them about it. Tell them to be safe. Check on what they're doing. I, for one, never want to see my children in the headlines. Additionally, this is in no way a critique of the families involved- my heart goes out to them in their time of distress, complicated by endless media attention. |
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