Can I adopt you? :)

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Josh Luthman
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Keep in mind I am 22 and have no kids.  This is my personal point of view.
>
> My parents never set guidelines or many rules (just the basic things).
>
> I have never done any drugs.  Been offered and been around them more then
> enough.  Never smoked a cigarette in my life.  Never drank until I
> was...very close to 21.  Never got in any trouble at school.  My first job
> led to the second job/career I have today.  I enjoy my life, the people
> around me and the things I have.
>
> My partner has 3 teenage girls.  He is extremely strict.  One of them gets
> in to trouble, disobeys, does "wrong" things, etc.  A friend I had in high
> school was in the same position.  I know where that person's life stands
> today and I would say we could all agree it's not what we hoped our lives
> would be at 23 or 24.
>
> I'm not judging how you or anyone parent, but rather just providing you with
> my experiences, my results and my facts.
>
> Take the above for as much as you paid for it =)
>
> Josh Luthman
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> “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue
> that counts.”
> --- Winston Churchill
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:26 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Josh, I truly enjoy your posts regarding wireless but but I disagree
>> with this. Its not about trust. We are all human and make mistakes,
>> especially kids. As parents, we are not to assume our kids are
>> perfect. Therefore, we SHOULD expect them to do things that may hurt
>> or be bad for them. The best thing to do is error on the side of
>> safety, within reason. Just my opinion.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Josh Luthman
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Trust your kids and they will trust you back.
>> >
>> > Josh Luthman
>> > Office: 937-552-2340
>> > Direct: 937-552-2343
>> > 1100 Wayne St
>> > Suite 1337
>> > Troy, OH 45373
>> >
>> > “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to
>> continue
>> > that counts.”
>> > --- Winston Churchill
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Paul Gerstenberger <[email protected]
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have not done this (don't have kids), but there was some discussion at
>> a
>> >> workshop I was at recently.
>> >>
>> >> How about using an IDS/IPS on your home network. The brand that was
>> >> discussed at the workshop was fortinet. Should let you intercept all
>> those
>> >> sorts of things.
>> >>
>> >> -Paul
>> >>
>> >> On Apr 13, 2010, at 10:49 PM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi All,
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's the scenario.  My kids are expressly forbidden from having
>> email
>> >> > addresses outside my domain.  They are forbidden from having myspace,
>> >> > facebook etc. sites.
>> >> >
>> >> > If they want an email, fine by me, but it's one that *I* can check on.
>> >> >
>> >> > If they want a web site, fine by me, but make it a real one that *I*
>> can
>> >> > delete things from.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm trying to teach them to NOT do or say things on the internet that
>> >> might
>> >> > bite them in the butt later.  The days of people eventually forgetting
>> >> the
>> >> > stupidity of youth or passion are long gone.
>> >> >
>> >> > Anyway, my 13 year old has a myspace account.  He used a hotmail email
>> >> > address to get it.  He had permission to use neither of them.  I
>> finally
>> >> > found out about the myspace account and went in to check out what he'd
>> >> been
>> >> > saying.  His trash and sent messages had both been erased between when
>> I
>> >> got
>> >> > the password out of him and when I had time to check on it.  (I didn't
>> >> know
>> >> > that his zune, a video player!!!! would ALSO allow him to get on the
>> net
>> >> and
>> >> > work on his page, talk to his friends etc.  deep sigh)
>> >> >
>> >> > So, I contacted myspace, using his account, and asked for all of the
>> >> deleted
>> >> > information.  I explained that I was the father of a minor and that he
>> >> had
>> >> > no permission to use their site and I wanted to know what was being
>> >> hidden
>> >> > from me.  I gave my full name AND phone number as well as my email
>> >> address.
>> >> >
>> >> > They were very good about contacting me quickly about this issue.
>> >>  However
>> >> > they flatly refused to provide me with any information!!!!!  They had
>> NO
>> >> > proof of age etc. on the account.  Nothing to verify that the child
>> was
>> >> over
>> >> > 18 etc.  And *I* as the PARENT am prevented from accessing the account
>> >> > information!  "go get it from your teen" is basically what I was told.
>> >> >
>> >> > WTF is this???????  Absolutly amazing.
>> >> >
>> >> > So, what do the rest of you do to try to protect or control your kids
>> >> these
>> >> > days?
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks
>> >> > marlon
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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