Children Concerned By Parents' Web Habits

praps writes "Children are becoming increasingly worried about their parents' Internet habits, according to a report just released in Sweden. Unsurprisingly, dads surfing for pornography is the most common problem, but chatroom addiction also featured in the report — as is a mother who has become obsessed with World of Warcraft. 'This summer she has been sitting up all day and all night and she forgets what's important to me,' wrote the woman's 13-year-old daughter. 'And when she's not at the computer she's like a lost soul. She just looks straight ahead and says nothing.'" There are also a lot of scammers out there who like nothing better than to find retirees who they can sucker into get-rich-quick schemes involving real-estate, stock options, and convincing the neighbors to be part of a "downstream" for MLM marketing ploys.

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[Anonymous Coward]

I just need to run another 10,000 google queries for Brazilian Fart Porn and I'll ding level 70..

WoW

[EriktheGreen]

The WoW thing could be bad... depends on whether she's chatting/enjoying herself, or whether she's actually addicted. The Dad surfing for porn thing is normal though.

Got sick of fixing my parents computer ...

[Falstius]

So I installed linux on it. The last support call I got was because my dad couldn't figure out which port the speakers plugged in to (and apparently he's becoming color blind). I think they're just making stuff up now to guilt me into visiting. They're happy with it and my mom is even an advocate for it at her school.

Can't you meet them on SecondLife?

[EmbeddedJanitor]

Especially if mom lives there now.

Re:May I be the first to say

[vux984]

I'll be off the computer in a minute sweaty, go watch TV.

Maybe you should send your kid outside to play instead of sitting on her fat ass watching TV.
Then maybe one day you'll call her 'sweety' instead of 'sweaty'. :)

Re:My DM is like that... WOW Addict

[Anonymous Coward]

He told me he has 7 70's.

Is this a problem?

Yes.

There are nine character classes available.

Clearly he is slacking.

Re:May I be the first to say

[bagboy]

You really shouldn't have your child nearby if you are watching pr0n and getting 'sweaty'.

Re:Got sick of fixing my parents computer ...

[Hatta]

The last support call I got was because my dad couldn't figure out which port the speakers plugged in to (and apparently he's becoming color blind). I think they're just making stuff up now to guilt me into visiting.

You could at least leave the basement for dinner.

Re:I'm 33 years old, and still...

[Farmer Tim]

I really didn't need to know about his particular fetish.

And you're sharing this with us because heebie-jeebies shared is heebie-jeebies halved?

Re:WoW

[tukang]

The Dad surfing for porn thing is normal though. Especially if the mom is playing WoW all day ...

A new spin

[GroeFaZ]

This time around, the slogan is "Think of the parents!" ?

Please!

[mazarin5]

Won't somebody please think of the parents?

Thanks for the reminder ...

[MacTO]

Have make sure my 9 year old son making dinner for the wife and I. Back in a minute.

Re:There's another problem...

[NoodleSlayer]

Yes, because kids were never self-centered little brats before this generation.

Re:LOLCOCKS in your ROFLFACE

[tristian_was_here]

Are your children worried about your slashdot trolling?

Re:LOLCOCKS in your ROFLFACE

[morgan_greywolf]

Mine are increasingly worried that I'm turning into a Slashbot. I'm not sure why.

Well, anyway, I, for one, welcome our new Slashdot-trolling parental overlords!

In Soviet Russia, children worry about YOU!!!

Children, educate your parents about the Internet

[John Garvin]

<PSA>
The Internet is a great tool. But grownups are often too old to understand its dangers. Children, educate your parents about the Internet. Discuss appropriate and inappropriate online behavior. Set reasonable limits on their Internet time. Most importantly, talk to your parents about the Internet. Communication is the most important thing. You have the power to protect your parents from the dangers of the Internet.
</PSA>

easy

[rastoboy29]

Smash Mom's monitor with a hammer. 

I suppose these kids..

[Sloppy]

..will go crying to the government to Do Something, to make up for their lack of parent-raising skills.

Kids, if you don't think you can handle the responsibility, then don't become a child!

Truly Concerned By Dad's Web Habits

[asCii88]

- Parker, Peter II

Re:Can't you meet them on SecondLife?

[Kreigaffe]

I doubt you'd want to meet anyone, most especially your parents, in SecondLife.

Nobody wants to see a Fox version of their father getting sodomized by a well-endowed Lion-mother.

And that, good friends, is SecondLife in a sentence. You may think there's more to that game, but it's all a scam.

Re:Pr0n taught me everything

[buss_error]

Many [porn] "moves" that are great IRL are too subtle to show up in porn and many porn "moves" aren't that great IRL. Not that most /.ers ever experience the difference ;)

.
Oh, I don't think that all that many /.'ers are married...

Re:WoW

[Gewalt]

Being a beach bum costs significantly more than 15$/month.

Re:Because

[Anonymous Coward]

So there isn't any magical digital crack in these games that forces you to play...

However, "magical digital crack" is the cause of my porn addiction.

Re:LOLCOCKS in your ROFLFACE

[RLiegh]

Nope. That's one of the advantages of "empty nest syndrome" ;-)

Re:LOLCOCKS in your ROFLFACE

[Hojima]

Mother plays WoW and father plays with himself

Am I the only one that sees a correlation in the two? Seems to me that they should be playing a bit more "GTFO mommy and daddy are wrestling".

Re:WoW

[Omestes]

You forgot the crappy glove enchant, and the mithril spurs.

I guess they aren't items unto themselves, but still.

Pedantry ho!

Re:Pr0n taught me everything

[pipingguy]

Ewww! Oh, sorry, you're British.

Re:Because

[FishAdmin]

So there isn't any magical digital crack in these games that forces you to play.

Ooohhhh, see, THAT's the problem! If you had bought the "Complete WoW Platinum Ruby Gold Edition v3.14159", it actually DID come with Magical Digital Crack. It was a little usb device that you strapped around your arm (after carefully inserting the needle), and whenever you were in-game, it gave you the occasional shot of BlizzardDust(tm). See, you just bought the wrong Edition!