Are You Friends With Your Folks?

So last week, my friends and I all decided we were going to make pages for ourselves on a website where you can tell your friends what you’re doing and post funny photos of you and your friends. I hadn’t actually even thought about having a page on the site until I heard the Pops talking about it on the way to their clubhouse (which, in case you don’t know, is the girls room near the cafeteria, where they all hang out after they eat lunch). I bet it doesn’t shock you that Addie and Dana were the first kids in the whole sixth grade to be on the site. They’re the first ones in our grade to do everything.

I raced home so psyched to make my page. But then my mom told me she would only let me create a profile if I named her as one of my friends!

Okay, so that wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. I mean, I like my mom and all, but I wouldn’t count her as one of my friends. On the one hand, I really want to have my own page on the site. But on the other hand, it would be really embarrassing to have my mom on my list of friends. Especially because everyone will know that my mom is watching my page.

So I’m not really sure what to do. Should I stay off the site, or should I let my mom be one of my friends? What would you do?

Thanks for the help.

Jenny

Comments

[Kirsten]

Ugh... I feel bad for you... How about you ask your mom if she could go under a fake name and tell her how you feel.... If she says no, just go for it! Don't let your mom ruin the fun. Maybe make a deal like ok if you don't chat with me or something... Hope it all works out!

[6lovepotion_37]

I think you should join the site with your mom on there. Recently at our school they had this guest speaker who was explaining internet safety and all that...and instead of the "heard a million times" remarks, she said some pretty powerful stuff. One thing she suggested was to let your parents know your password. She said that if that made you feel uncomfortable then you should think hard if the things you are posting on there (for the world to see) is appropriate.

[Katie]

You should do what you want. No matter what, you'd rather have your mom as your friend instead of your enemy.

[Kassidy]

You should do what you want.Maybe your mom would go as a different name. Anyway, who said your mom couldn't be your friend? People don't have a right to make fun of you for something like that. So, just do what you think.
Hope this helps!!!

[Raine]

I'm the first one to comment! My advice is to just put down a fake name instead of "mom". That way nobody will really know that your mom is a friend. Just put her first or middle name.

[Mara]

Hey, Jenny!

Sorry to hear that, but you should go for that page! Well, sure, It might be embarrassing, but if you want it, go for it! Your friends will understand, most kids have rules like that online, like me and my older sister. Your true friends will understand.

--Mara *

First To Comment!! WOOT!

[Mary]

Let your mum be a friend! Heaps of people add relatives like siblings and parents to blog pages. And if the Pops make fun of you, tell them you'd rather have your mother as a blog friend than THEM!

[Katie]

Just add her. If this page thing is anything like facebook or anything its normal. im friends with my mom and her friends. im friends withh everyone i now including my family. who cares what the pops say? your being more human than they are.

[zipporah]

This website is awesome I didn't know about it untill I read the book

[Kail]

I love your website it is so much fun and i mostly love your blog.Three words for you a maz ing lol

[KewlGal]

Just friend her and then delete her later!!

[Allison]

iiightt. soo u shoulldd makeee twwoo differeent paagees. onee withh urrr fammm annothher oneee wiithh urr friendss.[= ohh yeeeahh laterrr

[Christina]

Maybe Jenny should ask her friends if it is O.K and if one of them says yes then tell Jenny's mother about your friends.

[Tina]

I think that Jenny should tell her friends and if it is O.K with them then she should tell her mother that it is O.K.

[Grace]

Hey Jenny, what I would do is let my mom be my friend but ask her not to write anything dum on your site like..."Great job on your post sweetie love you!!!" and if she did I would nicley but firmly remind her not to do that. But if she continued I would block her from visiting my page. GOOD LUCK!!!!

[chrissa]

i love your book series
you should make a tv show or movie!!

[Sarah]

you should just let ur mom be ur friend and love it. some moms arnt as close to their childs..... be thakfull

[Yue]

Hi! I'm a chinese girl. I thought about your problem. I think maybe you could try to tell you mom that you want your own pages and maybe your mom has to give you more private space since you are in middle school. But if it doesn't work , I still want you to be on the site. And I have a problem too. Could you be my friends?

[Jojo]

I think you should let your mom be your friend! It would be cool. All my friends love my mom so why not have her as a friend? Go for it

[amazingsinger101]

OK. Here is what you should do. Talk to your Mom and discuss why she wants to add you as a friend. She probably wants to be on it so that she sees that you are being responsible. Explain to her that you are responsible enough to have a page and not have her looking over your shoulder. Also mention that every so often you will show her your page to prove that you are being responsible. That's what i would do!

[lolo19]

say ok but make her use a teen user name.

[Abby]

I was in a similar situation once. My mom said that i can only get unlimited texts if she is allowed to monitor them all. I agreed, and she;s onyl actually checked my texts like twice. But I guess all moms are different. I'd say go for it! Hope I helped!
Abby

PS Why are there never any new quizzes or survival guide tips anymore? It's like you just disappeared.

[Kelsha]

Well she's your mom so you should let her be one of your friends!And anyways who said moms aren't cool?Who cares what the "POPS" crew thinks,it's just your probably awsome mom.I think to be fair you shold let your mom be one of your friends so she can keep your back.
PS If your mom's cool enough,like mine she should be on a VIP friend's list(if you have one.)

[londonlove]

i wish my mom would do that all she says is "no means no" everytime i ask. But of course i would ask my mom to be my friend she knows what is right 4 me. She might be emabarassing sometimes but what if there is somethin unsafe on there she would know exactly what to do.i know i sound all geeky and stuff but i think its the right thing to do.

[A]

I think you should just go for it its not the end of the world