Sunday, February 25, 2007

Today, Holly invited her boyfriend round!

There's a first for everything. He didn't come in saying 'hello Mrs Spencer, hello Mr Spencer, I'm Ed'. But he DID take his shoes off before he ran upstairs. I think he must have been nervous because he brought his friend round for moral support.

Holly seems to have more friends who are boys than girls. She says it isn't the case but she seems to hang out with boys and it's always boys who call. Maybe boys have more freedom. This morning, a Jonny and an Alfie came by. This afternoon, it's Ed (short for Edmund) and Harvey. All of her friends have interesting names - last week we had Ollie and Ayrden! Don't make me tell you about Ollie and Ayrden. Lovely boys. One of them is super super clever and the other has grade eight in guitar (and is only 12). However, both of them are silly boys who think looking at porn sights on our computer is funny! I wasn't laughing when I checked the computer cookies I can tell you! The next day at school (lucky for me, unlucky for them, I work at their school) I called them over and gave them a very stern telling off coupled with a threat to phone parents/tell the Head of Year. I have never seen two lovely boys look more frightened.

But, on a serious note, parental control - what with this internet, what parent knows what their children are looking at! It's a portal to all sorts. I'm sure Ollie and Ayrden's parents think their lovely little boys are all innocence. Goodness knows what other sites they visit. I often feel guilty when I check Holly's chat logs to see what's been going on in her life. I only do it because she is twelve. Her Head of Year told me to do it, so I do. I do feel guilty actually. When I was young I kept a diary and my mother never ever looked at it (maybe she did?). But chat logs are interactive and all sorts of bullying and stuff can go on. Kids get addicted to it, they worry that they are missing out if they aren't online, monitoring what's going on. We try to keep Holly's MSN time down, but she does spend an inordinate amount of time sitting at the computer. (mind you, so do I!)

(PS: No definite house news yet!)

3 Comments:

Blogger lettuce said...

Yes, well, Luce - you say they are lovely boys, but one had a dog on his head, and the other one was wearing a tea cosy.

I couldn't read LG's diary, even if I decided I should, cos its all written in elvic runes. She's too smart for me...

8:10 PM  
Blogger Pod said...

ha! i used to write my diary in code too. they are shocking. i still have them and whenever i read them, i just think 'oh god'.

on a lighter note, whenever i see you or think of you, i immediately satrt singing 'gambler' by madonna, but i replacve the 'g' with an 'r'

10:48 AM  
Blogger Drizel said...

Hey...I think it is a good plan to check her MSN I am addicted to MSn myself(I am older) but being 12 things can be pretty hectic...and your just protecting her....a diary is not the same as what is going on in kids lives these days, I never even knew porn existed at 12....gosh:)

1:42 PM  

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