How to convince my mother?

[Blablabla36489]

Hey!

I wrote about my parents and about they don't let me to make Facebook.I've almost become depressive,but I don't want to tell that to my mother.They always listen on tv and internet that Facebook is bad.I asked my mother to make it but she said I can't and that's stupid.I told her it's easier to stay in contact with friends,cause I didn't hang out this summer with them,but she doesn't want to hear about it.What should I do?When should I ask her?Please,help me!

[ShadowBlade]

Your parents are right to be concerned. But if I was you I would told them to let me for a week or so to be on Facebook under supervision to prove them I can handle the situation.

[britishboy]

suggest you give them the log in details so they can supervise it

[Ethan15]

As everyone else has said say you will let them check your Facebook.

[Trace]

You could either, not tell them, or use Twitter. Or the last option, suggest that they have the log-in info. Facebook isn't bad as long as you aren't posting half-naked pictures and have your privacy settings on high. Media is full of ignorance.

[ovoxo23]

Hey!

I wrote about my parents and about they don't let me to make Facebook.I've almost become depressive,but I don't want to tell that to my mother.They always listen on tv and internet that Facebook is bad.I asked my mother to make it but she said I can't and that's stupid.I told her it's easier to stay in contact with friends,cause I didn't hang out this summer with them,but she doesn't want to hear about it.What should I do?When should I ask her?Please,help me!

So you can't makr a facebook, but you can be in here? Lol makes TOTAL sense

[Liii]

I understand that you wanna have Facebook because everyone has an account but I would rather not have an account than have my parents watch everything I do on fb. So maybe you should ask them again in a few months or you ask them to set up rules for your account so they feel a bit more secure.

So you can't makr a facebook, but you can be in here? Lol makes TOTAL sense

Haha

[FullyAlive]

Tell them they could make accounts and you'll friend them? Or ask if there is another relative with facebook they'd be comfortable with you friending to keep an eye?

I begged my mum for ages to have facebook she finally agreed just before I was 16, I stopped using it for anything other than photos within a year, so i'm just saying if they don't agree it's not the end of the world. Nowadays I don't know many people who use it (its all about twitter instead) and you have a phone right? And your friends numbers? You can keep in touch that way it's no more difficult to text than it is to facebook someone.

But yeah my advice is to suggest they set up an account to friend yours and then they'll know what's going on.

[ovoxo23]

I understand that you wanna have Facebook because everyone has an account but I would rather not have an account than have my parents watch everything I do on fb. So maybe you should ask them again in a few months or you ask them to set up rules for your account so they feel a bit more secure.



Haha

My parents watch my fb like hawks. That's why I mostly PM on it and use Instagram and twitter and snapchat and KIK and all of those apps

[teen.jpg]

If you're borderline depressed, don't go on facebook. JUST. DON'T.

[Liii]

My parents watch my fb like hawks. That's why I mostly PM on it and use Instagram and twitter and snapchat and KIK and all of those apps

I'm talking about that someone suggested she should give her log-in informations to her parents so even PMs wouldn't be private.

[laurakoller0815]

well your parents protect and take care of you from the evil of outside world. i htink its better you have a serious talk to your parents.

[CharlieHorse]

Honestly, Facebook sucks. I used to think it was nice, but now it's just stupid.
It's wasted my time, and it's not fun.
I don't recommend that you use it.

[Pierce]

I don't understand all the supervision by parents with kid's social networking profiles or what they do on the internet in general. It's a parent's job to raise their child to be prepared for certain situations, and/or, be responsible enough to not do the wrong things. I recommend telling her that she could have your password and monitor your page, if she says no then just go behind her back and do it. Facebook sucks anyway, but I think you need to be able to use it before you learn how much it sucks. Good luck!

[dontfiguremeout]

I see that you are 13 so there's probably one of the reasons she does not want you to have a fb. So I say maybe when you are 14 or 15 you should ask her because she's probably going to think you are too young to have one. Which 13 is the age you can make one though. Now you need to tell her you can make it private so only friends of yours can see what you post. And there's this viewing option after making everything private to see what it looks like from someone who isn't your friends point of view. So you can see that everything is hidden.

[Rina]

You can get another social networking site, there's a lot that your friends probably use too. Or, as others have said, just give her your FB name or login details so she can monitor your usage.

Parents like to say that their children are their business, which in a sense is true, but you raised us so you should know that you raised us right and that we are responsible enough to handle certain things--i.e. a facebook page.

FB is probably safer than sites like Tumblr and Twitter lol.