I am a SNOOPY MOMMA!!

I snoop on my kids Facebook page DAILY!!! :cry: I just can't stop myself :cry: I must know what he is doing and who he is talking to. :blush:

Refresh my memory..I remember you talking about your son, who I believe is in high school but I forgot. :)

but he has mental disabilities and this is the first time he's been on line w/out supervision (he got a laptop for graduation).

I don't interfere when he's on line, just check in to see what he's done on his Facebook page when I'm away from home.

I'm doing the whole damn baby-steps thing...I just worry cuz he has NO idea what is OUT THERE :scared:

You're just protecting your baby! :)

Congrats on his H.S. graduation! :toast: :bounce:

His Dad and I really pushed him (he received a general diploma - not a special diploma) and made him take as many general education classes as he could handle (w/out his head exploding!). In fact he didn't take a single special ed class since the first semester of his Jr. year!! Of course his GPA went in the tank..but ah well!!

We're working with the university here to allow him to audit some art courses in the fall...get him up on campus and around other students. The courses won't be for credit and he won't be working toward a degree, but at least he'll be up at the college and integrated into a typical collegiate society for a semester or two. (wonder if I'll stalk him up there too??!! :yoiks:)

He needs to, if he can handle it, do the same things or at least try as the other kids his age are doing. I think that's a great choice. All the best to him (and you!) :)

He'll eventually live in supervised housing or a group home and not have the opportunities he has now (just not enough staff to assist with house members adventures). And we figure that at some point he's going to get burned out on working SO hard just to be at the bottom level of participation of typical kids. But for now we'll keep pushing, when he's ready to settle down he can and we'll help. Why not keep pushing..right???

Why not. As long as he's up for it. :) He sounds like a wonderful young man. :hug:

Seriesly! You have every right to monitor your son's internet activity.

:applause: for you!

There are additional circumstances (he has mental disabilities and will never be self sufficient) but I feel so DIRTY for snooping on him. It's not so much HIM I'm snooping on as much as what is happening on Facebook. :shrug:

if you are helping to keep him safe, I think it's responsible parenting. You know your son best, but if there is a chance that he could be misled by some weirdo, I think you are doing him a favor. I don't have teenagers, but have attended inservice days on internet safety. As you well know, there are perverts who lurk where teens congregate on-line. Better safe than sorry!

or making arrangements that we don't know about.

(Don't want 100 kids showing up at my house for a party I didn't know he planned :wow:)

I understand your concern.

My 23 yr. old has HS Autism, and is still
vulnerable in social situations.

You said it all when you stated that you're checking
up on whats happening on Facebook.

:hi:

:hug:

Your road cannot be an easy one!

It's a challenge at times, but our
kids are so worth it!

:hug:

The only reason I ever started a MySpace was to keep an eye on my daughter (now son and stepson too). :hi:

Am I one of your friends? :shrug: I forget who I added or not.

Check your PM.

:)

(that's how I know his password..heheh I set his page up).

I guess if he asks I'll let him (there's no reason for him NOT to have a MySpace page) just one more thing for me to keep track of!

:hi: Glad to hear I'm not the only cautious one!

and made her page Private, so I can't see it anymore! :(

My 16-year-old daughter is very private and won't let me see her Facebook page, but I can see her MySpace and read her friends' posts. My 14-year-old and I are "friends" on Facebook, so I can see everything there. Because neither of my kids is very open about what's going on in her world, I feel the need to "spy." I don't intrude...I'm just monitoring the atmosphere. :)

When I take him where he's with his friends I fade into the background (except when they speak to me) and try to let him be 'one of the gang' b/c of that I guess he's okay with me knowing all that's going on. :shrug: I'd rather spy and know he's doing okay than sit and worry, worry, worry!!! :scared:

I don't feel SO bad now :hi:

I shouldn't reveal what a dork I am.... When I saw "Snoopy Momma," I thought you just adopted a new beagle-- like Snoopy.

Good thing that it's a Saturday and I don't need to think! :)