threatening to sue mse!!!!!!

rabialiones

what i say to my 10 yr old... i gave birth to you so i have the right to say no..


my mum used to use that so i told her i kept her in family credit for 16 years so she owes me!!



thanks folks, seems like 'i been there, done that'.

in other words, these comments have already been gone thru by us.

skintchick

This one won't go away until she is about 21 :rolleyes: but the main point here is that it is YOUR computer, YOU pay for the electricity and YOU are the adult. Therefore, what you say goes.

I was a nightmare teenager, and know whereof I speak, but ultimately YOU are in control. Tell her she can have use of the computer as and when YOU allow her. It is a privilege, not a right. (And privileges can be stopped if behaviour is unacceptable.)

Also, talk to your OH and explain to him that the teenage years are difficult and you both need to work together and back each other up on discipline otherwise the child will always play you off against each other.

I'm not a parent but hops this helps in some way?
:grouphug:

Thefunkygibbons

One word: Keep

nuff said

Thenotsowyzewun

I wouldn't worry too much about getting sued, correct me if you can find a case that shows otherwise but AFAIK people only get sued for sharing files, not downloading (it is illegal but it isn't punished at the mo AFAIK - they've realized if they can scare everyone into not sharing people won't be able to download hehe).
Anyway, check which sites she's using and check whether you have a program called Kazaa installed, also look for Limewire Shareaza and WinMX (these are less popular but also have illegal files on their networks).
There's others but she's unlikely to use them.
If she is using illegal sites, I'd recommend you get her an account on www.allofmp3.com (there's a button for English in the corner, and here's a thread discussing it: HERE).

EDIT: Seems the thread about it was deleted :S (I could be wrong though). Read the thread anyway, it's all about legal music downloads).

rabialiones wrote:

RELEIF!!!!!!!!!
just discussed it with her
she uses legal sites only

rabialiones

skintchick wrote:

This one won't go away until she is about 21 :rolleyes: but the main point here is that it is YOUR computer, YOU pay for the electricity and YOU are the adult. Therefore, what you say goes.

I was a nightmare teenager, and know whereof I speak, but ultimately YOU are in control. Tell her she can have use of the computer as and when YOU allow her. It is a privilege, not a right. (And privileges can be stopped if behaviour is unacceptable.)

this was the case a few years ago, not so any more.
i wish it was as clear cut, easy and simple as this!!!!!!!!!

MSE_Martin

Dear Rabialiones both Junior and Senior

I am very sorry to hear that using MSE is causing family strige. Might I suggest a computer time sharing system, whereby you agree when each will use the computer and give fair undisturbed time for doing so.

Perhaps splitting the evenings down the middle and having two hours each.

I wish you the best of luck.....

Martin

elona

Martin

You are assuming that it is possible to reason with a stroppy teenager and that fairness will mean something!!!

It is a lovely idea of yours - only wish I could see it working!:eek:

scheming_gypsy

how about the daughter downloads bang on the hour when this place is on it's go slow.





edited due to naff spelling

MSE_Martin

We're still trying to work the 'go slow' out by the way - some is caused by massive spidering from google - but thats not all - hopefully it'll be fixed soon!

Sofa_Sogood

elona wrote:

Martin

You are assuming that it is possible to reason with a stroppy teenager and that fairness will mean something!!!

It is a lovely idea of yours - only wish I could see it working!:eek:

It won't elona

The only time kids and parents agree about anything is when the kids leave home imo

Golden Rules:

Rule 1) Parents rule

Rule 2) Kid's don't

Rule 3) If in doubt, refer back to Rule 1