Reply to: Keylogger Software

[BigRed]

Just because boys go through phrases where they are fascinated by various weapons doesn't mean you have to allow them into your house.

Obviously if you have the weapons fine but don't let him touch them.

Not in the house as far as I can tell. I've had words about what a stupid thing it is and how childish, plus pointed him to the Police attitude to carrying offensive weapons on the street. If I shouted at him and insisted he hand it over I would get no-where because he would go silent and storm out. I'll wear him down eventually I hope.

I wouldn't have the weapons, it seems basically childish to me, though I did have a fascination with knives as a child so I understand him.

[EternalOptimist]

Just because boys go through phrases where they are fascinated by various weapons doesn't mean you have to allow them into your house.

Obviously if you have the weapons fine but don't let him touch them.

most lads go through a weird phase. and a lot of birds too.

Decent parents help them through the difficulties, then develop 'selective memories', so that the stupidity never has to be mentioned again.

Of course, if your lad has punched a hole in the pantry door, it's a lot easier to gloss over than if he has attacked the local populace with a sword.

[d000hg]

Cinnamon test - eat a tablespoon of cinnamon and post the video
Ice and salt - put a pinch of salt on your arm, press an ice cube on top for as long as you can bear it. Can lead to permanent scarring.

Oh, I was trying to figure out how these were porn.

Although I think porn would be less worrying.

[SueEllen]

Because boys go through phases where they are fascinated by matches, bows and arrows, toy guns, knives, swords, games consoles, muscle cars, women, alcohol. The last four go into their 30s-40s for most. I found he bought the sword off a friend recently, don't know where he keeps it.

Just because boys go through phrases where they are fascinated by various weapons doesn't mean you have to allow them into your house.

Obviously if you have the weapons fine but don't let him touch them.

[BigRed]

Your kid has a samurai sword? Err why? Is he a samurai?

Because boys go through phases where they are fascinated by matches, bows and arrows, toy guns, knives, swords, games consoles, muscle cars, women, alcohol. The last four go into their 30s-40s for most. I found he bought the sword off a friend recently, don't know where he keeps it.

Cinnamon test - eat a tablespoon of cinnamon and post the video
Ice and salt - put a pinch of salt on your arm, press an ice cube on top for as long as you can bear it. Can lead to permanent scarring.

[SueEllen]

Your kid has a samurai sword? Err why? Is he a samurai?

That's a very good question.

[Churchill]

As NLUK said, you stumble across things, first was a browser auto completion suggestion of sexy 13 year old schoolgirls, not good on my laptop next was facebook chat messages on the desktop when he hadn't signed out, then then videos of the cinnamon test and ice and salt turned up in the photos folder. I've pointed out the error of his ways on all these and installed microsoft family safety on all the machines. I've also blocked ask.fm. As I said, latest was a days worth of social network messages hit my new windows phone when he took my old windows phone without resetting it and linked all his social networks to my windows live id. One was a request from a schoolgirl to get a "tens of bud" and take it to school as her dealer hadn't got any. There was group discussion of a camping party and if the girls would be put off by the pot and if they should stick to alcohol and cigarettes, plus discussing what they would get up to on Halloween and if he could bring a samurai sword which he has just bought from a friend with him.

On reflection a keylogger is a bad idea, but talk of breaking their trust is a joke, they trample roughshod over ours. Sort of reminds me of me as a teenager actually, and I've turned out ok

Your kid has a samurai sword? Err why? Is he a samurai?

[AtW]

how are you going to confront them without admitting to spying?

Just say that you work for the NSA.

HTH

[mudskipper]

IMO, snooping on a teenager is a bad idea. You may not trust them, but by snooping you pretty much ensure that they aren't going to trust you for a very long time. And if you do find out they're up to something by seeing stuff they didn't intend you to see, how are you going to confront them without admitting to spying?

You have to pretend to trust them, even if you don't

[d000hg]

then then videos of the cinnamon test and ice and salt turned up in the photos folder

Eh?

On reflection a keylogger is a bad idea, but talk of breaking their trust is a joke, they trample roughshod over ours. Sort of reminds me of me as a teenager actually, and I've turned out ok

The point is not that you follow their example, but that you set an example for them to follow or reject as they see fit.

[BigRed]

As NLUK said, you stumble across things, first was a browser auto completion suggestion of sexy 13 year old schoolgirls, not good on my laptop next was facebook chat messages on the desktop when he hadn't signed out, then then videos of the cinnamon test and ice and salt turned up in the photos folder. I've pointed out the error of his ways on all these and installed microsoft family safety on all the machines. I've also blocked ask.fm. As I said, latest was a days worth of social network messages hit my new windows phone when he took my old windows phone without resetting it and linked all his social networks to my windows live id. One was a request from a schoolgirl to get a "tens of bud" and take it to school as her dealer hadn't got any. There was group discussion of a camping party and if the girls would be put off by the pot and if they should stick to alcohol and cigarettes, plus discussing what they would get up to on Halloween and if he could bring a samurai sword which he has just bought from a friend with him.

On reflection a keylogger is a bad idea, but talk of breaking their trust is a joke, they trample roughshod over ours. Sort of reminds me of me as a teenager actually, and I've turned out ok

[SueEllen]

Cheeky fecker. No, cos of the teenagers online thing.

I'm not thick, I'm just not a techie

No that's good because your relationship will rely on trust rather than you snooping.

Just ensure he has another one or two reasonable and sensible adults he can talk to as well.

[d000hg]

Don't worry, by the time your bairn is a teenager it'll be brain implants and we'll all be as clueless as you what the hell is going on with modern technology

[MaryPoppins]

Because you don't have a clue what we're talking about?

Cheeky fecker. No, cos of the teenagers online thing.

I'm not thick, I'm just not a techie

[d000hg]

This thread scares me.

Because you don't have a clue what we're talking about?