I joined myspace to keep on eye on my adult kids. My youngest is 13 and when he turns 14, I will let him join myspace but here's the catch - under my supervision! No cutie pie names, very litle personal info. He has Aspergers, which is part of Autism Spectrum Disorder and has great difficulty making friends. I don't think there's anything wrong with the site itself, I think parents need to supervise their kids more! 3 high schoolers were recently arrested in a neighboring town, for post child porn. 2 of the girls posed naked in sexually suggestive poses and the 3rd was arrested for taking the pix. Where are the parents? Of course they could be dingbats like my mother. In Junior High (jeez, remember when they called it that?) there was a math teacher who just loved to help any girl with big breasts at her seat. He would lean over in such a way he would elbow our boobs. I remember hanging over the side of my chair so he couldn't touch me. My sister and I told our mother what was going on and she told us to keep our mouths shut, not to tell our father because "he will kill the teacher and go to jail and who will support us?"
Yup, the joys of a dysfunctional childhood. I just think parents need to pay more attention to what their kids are doing.
Someone mentioned Natalie Holloway and Aruba. My heart goes out to the mom, believe me. BUT, why let an innocent inexperienced kid go to a foreign country that allows 18 yr olds to drink with very little supervision from the chaperones? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, no matter how trustworthy your child is, they are vulnerable and no matter how hard it is, sometimes you just have to say no, it's for your own good!

have a happy day!
Susan