My youngest turned 10 the other day. It's hard to believe he is in the double digits. My oldest turns 15 in just over a month. It is the birthday season in my family.
I upgraded the kid's computer to Vista the other day. I had the software for some time, but never felt the urgency to do the upgrade, especially after I had some trouble when I did it.
The reason I felt it was time was that my soon to be 15 year old had visited an adult oriented website last week while at my ex's. She told me that she found the link in the browser history. I usually don't check that because every time I have there was nothing, but this made me look at their computer. There was a different one than he had been checking out at the ex's.
I told him I was going to install Vista before he got here for the week, I didn't tell him why. Vista seems to have some really good parental controls. It was either install it or buy a filtering program.
I told him yesterday when we were all going to bed and he couldn't shut down his computer. I also set it so that he could not access the computer after 10 pm. He didn't argue. I think he was embarrassed enough that he knew he wasn't going to win anything.
I know he's going to figure out all he needs to know about sex one way or another, but I would rather have some control over the delivery of the information.
His girlfriend is very nice and sweet, but who knows what they are plotting. I read their computer conversations, but day to day contact and phone conversations are almost guaranteed to contain other troubling details.
On a good note, his report card was all A's and B's.
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Ha, this post makes me smile. I raised three boys. And I have done my share of internet policeing. Once catch they always quit for a while and then down the road would be back at it. It is a huge drawn all that porn right at there finger tips, isn't it?
Your babies are growing up. Soon they will be men like mine and you will wish for the time you were blocking their porn on the computer.
You are a good dad Jon.
Hugs to you and happy birthday to you boys.
xo
Awww, so cute.
I remember being 15... it's a lot of growing up in a really short amount of time. Good luck with Vista, hopefully it will serve your purpose well.
um...
hes 15..
I was banging at 16..
I know you dont wanna hear that..
But.. Porn is just a way of life..
You could have him running into a friend and getting that friends older brother to buy him magazines...
Just a little insight...
Jon all I can say is that I am REALLY glad that I am not walking in your shoes. Dammmmmm!!!!!
But good for you for being involved and caring enough to take some control. That has to be tough.
Happy birthday to your boys ;o)
Have a great wknd Jon ;oD
Happy Birfday to your kids...
so, um...I am already collecting Playboy every month and keeping it in the wrapper and when my son turns 18 I am giving him a mountain of Playboy.
Is that a good parental control?? :)
I didn't know Vista had those controls on it; now I might look into upgrading. :-D
*snort* porn on the computer... NO idea what thats like..
try an 80$ dishnetwork bill *L*
oh and Happy B Day E!
The sympathy is just oozing forth
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