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How about 'Be Parents to your children week'? Every week!
Funny how some parents never miss their time at the gym, or the drinks with the people from work, especially not to just spend a couple of hours with their children.

Some children may need to spend all that time online, to get the help with their homework that their parents don't have time for. Take this putz Acunzo, who is trying to start this thing. What does he know about controlling children's online activity? His child is an 'instant messaging addict'. He has no time to spend with him/her yet he has time to put into this idea to try and increase sales of his 'me, too!' product.

His program and the dozens like it already on the market just fuel the real problem. Now the parents can control their kids' computer use without the bother of having to be there. Perfect.

How effective will this really be when Junior is probably the one who will have to install and configure it anyway? Even if dad manages to do it, the resourceful youth will use his allotted time to figure out how to get past it!
Posted by: Hugh Jass   Posted on: 04/21/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Isn't it funny...  LateBlt | 04/21/05
What?  mdsicignano | 04/21/05
No Matter What  Baryn | 04/22/05
Workaholics  voska | 04/22/05
Go a week? Why not 2  voska | 04/21/05
Agreed!  mdsicignano | 04/21/05
How about 'Be Parents to your children week'? Every week!  Hugh Jass | 04/21/05
Actually...  mdsicignano | 04/21/05
I wasn't saying that  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05
why not give the kids an acount  voska | 04/22/05
How odd  ISD_z | 04/21/05
Well..  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
How Utterly Offensive  Baryn | 04/22/05
And here is another problem  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
Not a Problem  Baryn | 04/22/05
I have assumed, based on his writing, that he is American  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05
Most Parents Don't Use Linux  Baryn | 04/22/05
not me dude  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
This why I think kids are getting obese  voska | 04/22/05
You are more right than wrong there....  quietLee | 04/22/05
'Return to the Stone Age' Week  Baryn | 04/22/05
You got that right!  voska | 04/22/05
yes, if we are busy doing other things.  M_c | 04/22/05
Fruitcakes are everywhere.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/05
Obesity: the new excuse  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
Exercise and diet do work  voska | 04/22/05
You have a good point.  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
Instead of "diet and exercise" call it environment  mactolinux | 04/22/05
What makes people happy?  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
I think I see the disagreement here  voska | 04/22/05
Yes, a diet and exercise program fails,...  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
Hello Anton, I think you are wrong...  Linux User 147560 | 04/22/05
The existence of healthy people...  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
That's the problem Anton,  Linux User 147560 | 04/24/05
Almost like looking in a mirror...  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05

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