Monday, April 23, 2007
Am I a horrible mother?
I am a horrible mother. That’s what one person thinks who sent in a comment to my blog post, “The 8-year-old hacker on Webkinz.”
Obviously I’m a horrible mother, this person wrote, because I didn’t teach my 8-year-old daughter to NEVER EVER give out her password to anyone.
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When I posted the “hacker” entry about the Webkinz incident that happened to my daughter, we wondered if kids would find their way to the blog post. Well, some did (when I googled “Webkinz” last week, by the way, I got 1,740,000 results). Webkinz are an undisputed craze with the young set and even some adults; humorist Dave Barry wrote about them in his blog. “Is the Webkinz craze bad for kids?” asked ABC news in an online story on April 12.
Well, let’s see. Let me share some of the comments I received. Actually, the comments I received are telling of the way the new generations of kids are influenced by technology. Many said my daughter was “stupid” to share her password in the first place and she “deserved” what she got. Another comment: “Everyone in your family must be a retard.”
A kid gives out her password, someone abuses it, I blog about it and the flaming begins.
This gives a whole new meaning to the experience of childhood, don’t you think?
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