I am 16 years old and I don't have a myspace! My friends say just to make one and not worry about my parents but now they are finally starting to trust me and I don't wanna mess that up. My parents said that if they found out I had one they would kill me, but now like I really want one it's a great way to communicate with friends and a chance to branch out and meet new ppl. How should I tell my parents that I want a myspace or should I just get one without them knowing?
Ask them if you can show it to them explain to them the situation tell them you really want one but don't want to do it behind their back and lose their trust, show it to them show them who you are approving as your friends. They are just worried about you and don't want you conversing with some guy that turns out to be a rapist ya know.
Myspace is just a place for friends... tell them that. Don't do anything stupid, though and accept a friend request from a hot guy you don't know. That's how girls tend to get raped and stuff it's because they think oh he's so hot, but nothing in their head clicks and tells them... they are getting fooled.
In my opinion, Myspace is completely overrated. You don't want to ruin the trust you have with your parents, that could turn out really bad. Myspace is just the 'cool thing to have' nowadays. I don't agree with myspace or anything that has to deal with it. Internet communication is just popular I guess but their are a lot of risks of online predators who will find out all your personal information(even if you set your account on private, they can act like someone they're not just to get you to add them!).
I've heard many horror stories about the risks of myspace. If you really want one, then remember the risks. I would wait until your parents give you the 'ok' to make a myspace, otherwise they will disown you when they find out. You don't want to go behind their backs. Trust me they will find out, it's what parents do. Sit your parents down and talk to them about how you want a myspace page and give them reasons why you want it, similar to how you described in this question. Give them time to think it over, eventually you will get the answer your looking for.
I hate myspace. I have one so people can contact me if they really need to and that's their only way to do so but you don't NEED a myspace.
It's a personal preference thing, and if your parents did get on there and really dug deep they could potentially find very bad things about it that they could use against you.
However if it's something that you enjoy you should be able to make it so that you won't be troubled too much and if your parents aren't overly protective they won't find anything too terrible that would break their trust of you.
You're rite I don't need one. I'm not a party girl or anything so I wouldn't put inappropriate pics I would just use it as a way of communication but should I still tell my parent about it?? - 8 months ago
I would just make one. I can understand being worried about a 12 y/o having a myspace, but come on, you're 16. As long as you don't put yourself out there in a bad way or meet up with anyone you met offline, what's the big deal? Just don't add anyone you don't know (could be a set up trying to look at your profile) and don't put your picture as default who would know?
For the record I don't feel myspace is the problem... it's the users. At any rate, don't betray the trust your parents have for you. Having their trust will make the next few years at home enjoyable. If you are just going to die because you don't have one suggest making a deal with them... They get the password- meaning they log you in- so there's less risk of abuse and they can monitor the time you spend on the site.
I don't think that there is anything wrong with myspace. Basically it is a megaphone for all of the conversations that you have with your friends and if anyone is interested in knowing about you, they will check out your page. As long as you are comfortable with sharing that part of your personal life with people, it's cool. You shouldn't be afraid of anything if you already have an open relationship with your parents. The thing about myspace is that you need to be aware of how you are represented. Don't talk about private stuff that you might be ashamed of later.
Also remember that the friends you choose to add may say stuff on their page that you don't agree with, you are now associated with them. (IE: a guy may say that he is a player and only talks to sluts and you are listed as one of his friends. Indirectly this says some things about you as his friend).
But if you are a mature lady and can represent yourself well in person, you should not have a problem with representing yourself online. If your parents don't like the idea, find out why and if you so strongly want to be on Myspace, then do it.
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