10-29-2012, 02:35 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
PeterB-
FWIW, they used to go out and talk about and DO stuff you don't want to imagine as well. Oddly, the 'virtual' lifestyle is virally safer than the old 'go out and play, hubba hubba lifestyle we had as kids. I don't know about your neighborhood, but there were some groves of trees that saw more tush than a proctologist.
Right, but the online aspect makes it possible for things to happen that would have been very unlikely (say) 30 years ago. For example, for your teenage daughter to "hook up" with (and be kidnapped by) a sexual predator from another state. The online aspect has also made things far less obvious, under-the-table, and easier to hide; and therefore harder for parents to do anything about. I think most parents would not believe some of what their kids are discussing and doing... especially considering that puberty seems to be coming earlier and earlier these days.