May 21, 2008
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I made kind of a "Spring Resolution" to stop watching shows like CSI, NCIS, Law & Order, etc. I realized that combining all that crime right before bed with my pregnancy hormones was sending me over the edge and really warping my view of the world.
So last night, I resisted the urge to watch the NCIS season finale and turned on Frontline instead because it was all about social networking sites. Harmless, right? I mean - this is PBS for crying out loud. WRONG. The program started out just talking about the impact of social networking sites on teens' relationships, but by the end they were interviewing all the parents whose kids had committed suicide due to cyberbullying or hated them for exposing Facebook videos to other parents or were hiding an eating disorder. Then they interviewed all the teens about how "clueless" their parents were about their online habits.
These toddler years are tough. But I think the teenage years are going to be like ripping my heart out and running over it with a truck a few times.
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I have a ten year old and I am scared of the upcoming years. Kids are so much more "mature" these days. They are still clueless in the responsibility dept. but they know so much more than I did when I was younger. My son has been begging for a cell phone for a year now. What 10 year old needs a cell phone? Gosh, I feel old.
You know, after a heart-wrenching conversation with my 19 year old I lay down in bed and my wife has Law & Order on television and I just wonder why is this even entertainment? This is self induced crisis in a controlled environment and I wonder why people even choose do put themselves through it. There's enough of that in real life!
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