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Concerned Parents OnlineWednesday, July 19, 2006Life Support: Dads make MySpace way uncool:This is a great and funny article I found online- Chris Erskine is encouraging parents to take on MySpace roles, establish profiles, and look out for their kids: "In the end, here's my take on MySpace. Like rock 'n' roll, it's a phenomenon that's not going to cave to pressure from the PTA. In fact, its subversive nature feeds on Mom and Dad's disapproval. But like anything a teen does, it requires a certain amount of adult supervision. How much? How often? That's the million-dad question. My hunch is that the best way is to climb aboard, maybe even establish your own site, which -- if it doesn't make you cool -- at least shows your children that you're concerned for their safety. Kids. They pretend not to care that we care. But deep down I think they do. How uncool is that? Hey, maybe they're human after all. " He also talks about the profile he, himself established: "So far, our paternal bid to take over MySpace is still a work in progress, but we plan to stay the course, because that's what dads are famous for. By saturating MySpace with dads, we will liberate the Internet and make it a safer and less interesting place -- sort of the Internet equivalent of Omaha. For example, my site (myspace.com/chriserskine) features a photo of me in a checkered apron, standing in front of my barbecue holding a beer and a pair of tongs. Sometimes things are so uncool (Napoleon Dynamite and Tony Bennett spring to mind) that they somehow become cool. I caution you: This did not happen with this site, which also includes a photo of my nemesis, the loopy little beagle. Also in the works is a new shot of me raking the back yard. "It'd be good to have some action shots," I told my daughter. "Yeah, whatever," she said. "Wait a second, let me get the weed whacker," I said. "Chill, Dad. OK?" As if this isn't way cool already, I soon plan to add barbecue recipes, home repair tips and my heartfelt prayer-poem for the Chicago Cubs, which I've been working on now for more than 35 years." Cute, funny and definitely worth a read- another concerned parent looking to stay involved in his children's life: both on and offline. |
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