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Can't do that, tigerprincess. The girls thier own age won't have anything

to do with the sick bastards.

posted by saul_relative on May 24, 2005 at 7:11 PM | link to this | reply

Go Mom!!!!!!

You'd think with all the instances of sting operations, these perverts would learn to go for more their own age.

posted by tigerprincess on May 24, 2005 at 5:56 PM | link to this | reply

I don't beleive that I'd be above vigilante action either, MayB. I know my

limitations, and if street justice solves the problem, then I'm all for it.

posted by saul_relative on May 22, 2005 at 7:39 PM | link to this | reply

..crawl I meant

posted by Azur on May 22, 2005 at 7:33 PM | link to this | reply

look I can understand re this issue. It would make my skin call to speak to these lowlifes but I would do it too to protect my kids or even someone else's. Indeed on this issue I would go so far as to support some vigilante action

posted by Azur on May 22, 2005 at 7:33 PM | link to this | reply

Oh, I know, MayB, I was just going on, getting all up on my high horse.

Sometimes I think I should become a politician -- or a preacher.

posted by saul_relative on May 22, 2005 at 7:22 PM | link to this | reply

er..yes Saul I am agreeing with you.

posted by Azur on May 22, 2005 at 7:20 PM | link to this | reply

maybe so, MayB, but sometimes distasteful avenues must be taken to

reach a much needed destination. In this regard, a world where there are no predators (which will never occur) or the closest thing to this, one where predators fear parents and police, fear the tools which they love to use to lure their prey, therefore limiting the actual occurrences of predatory pedophilia.

posted by saul_relative on May 22, 2005 at 7:16 PM | link to this | reply

Yes, Tapsel-T, it is too bad. Our children shouldn't have to worry about

predators, and neither should we. But mothers like the Iowa mom and terpgirl30 are around and being heard from. Hopefully, they'll start a movement and be a great force to be reckoned with.

posted by saul_relative on May 22, 2005 at 7:06 PM | link to this | reply

terpgirl30 and saul relative, that is certainly a good strategy even if it kind of leaves a nasty taste.

posted by Azur on May 22, 2005 at 7:05 PM | link to this | reply

You are so right, there, terpgirl30. And please do go on and

bait those scumbag pedophiles when you retire. Someone needs to do it. Someone that's pretty good at it helps. My hat is off to you.

posted by saul_relative on May 22, 2005 at 7:02 PM | link to this | reply

Good for that mom, Saul_Relative. Monitoring is so important for our children's well-being. Too bad it has to be that way.

posted by TAPS. on May 22, 2005 at 10:21 AM | link to this | reply

Good for her!!! I did this, but not to this extent.

My daughter is 21. When she was 14 or so, the Internet/kid thing was just hitting full swing. I caught something the day before it happened. I IMed the guy as if I were my daughter. I told him he couldn't call my house obviously because my mom would be mad, so I had to call him. He gave me his number. And I gave him an a++ kicking. I called the police, but that the time there weren't any organized divisions for that. Mind you, I was a law enforcement reporter, so I knew where to look. It's very different nowadays.

It turns out the guy was only around 18, and mentally younger than my daughter. I really believe he thought she was older since she doesn't type in teen lingo, but uses full sentences and punctuation instead. He seemed pretty shook up to find out how old she was. I kept tabs on his after that, and saw nothing funny.

After that, I made a simple AOL profile that I was a 13-year-old, blonde-haired girl. You can't imagine the number of crazies who started to IM me. When I go into quasi retirement, this is what I will do with my time. I felt like I needed a shower after some of the emails.

You have to protect your kids from themselves at that age. You can't assume they are savvy. Many are book smart, and that's just enough to get them into trouble with scum. My daughter got to a point that she could get my passwords (changed all the time), make up another identity, then delete it, so it wouldn't show up when I went online. Unfortunately for her, I'm much more devious, and I found out. I will say, the AOL people were great with helping me track anything I needed down. I thought they would be very "not my problem." I may have gotten the good people (all around 18 or 19, too), but they went above and beyond.

Kim

posted by terpgirl30 on May 22, 2005 at 8:52 AM | link to this | reply

yeah, Metta, definitely a tribute to mom power.

posted by saul_relative on May 21, 2005 at 8:09 PM | link to this | reply

whoa! way to go, Mom!

posted by Metta on May 21, 2005 at 8:04 PM | link to this | reply

MS N

That'll teach the scumbag!

posted by TIMMYTALES on May 21, 2005 at 7:59 PM | link to this | reply

Sounds scandalous and overly permissive. What is trying to be a friend and

a pimp? He damned sure isn't working on being a parent.

posted by saul_relative on May 21, 2005 at 7:58 PM | link to this | reply

Do I have a story to tell!

The Scientist's daughter posts her phone number in her profile on at least two chat sites I know of. I have told him this - and she still has the cell.

posted by Transcendental_Child on May 21, 2005 at 7:44 PM | link to this | reply