keeping kids off computer

many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I hadn't
thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some experience
with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that the kid in question
is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs almost 200 lbs.

We have already suspended car privileges for him, a brand-new driver, who
was indeed upset by that but apparently not upset enough. Fortunately he is
not being malicious about it (hasn't done any damage to computer) he just
wants to "show us."

Phillip
Thu Oct 07 15:59:13 CDT 2004

"Ima" <Ima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C57C9996-01E1-411F-AFBC-7ADB53E2FF4F@microsoft.com...
> many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I
hadn't
> thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some experience
> with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that the kid in
question
> is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs almost 200 lbs.

Ok, so you might need a bigger paddle. Maybe you could suspend "dating", or
limit him to girls who are also 6 foot tall and at least 200 pounds.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Steven
Thu Oct 07 16:36:40 CDT 2004

You call that punishment? --- Steve

"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:u$9sBCLrEHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Maybe you could suspend "dating", or
> limit him to girls who are also 6 foot tall and at least 200 pounds.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>

Mr
Thu Oct 07 17:17:01 CDT 2004

1. Please reply in the original thread.
2. Experience in breeding does not necessarily correlate to experience in
raising well-behaved kids.
3. Did you implement any of the computer related suggestions, namely those
of Jupiter Jones & news...? If so were they successful?
4. Lighten up. If you can't see the humor of your situation from our side of
your post, a vacation may be in order.


Kurtz


"Ima" <Ima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C57C9996-01E1-411F-AFBC-7ADB53E2FF4F@microsoft.com...
> many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I
hadn't
> thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some experience
> with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that the kid in
question
> is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs almost 200 lbs.
>
> We have already suspended car privileges for him, a brand-new driver, who
> was indeed upset by that but apparently not upset enough. Fortunately he
is
> not being malicious about it (hasn't done any damage to computer) he just
> wants to "show us."
>
>

Tom
Thu Oct 07 17:24:18 CDT 2004

Some of it wasn't humor. It was disdainful arrogance.

Tom
"Mr. Kurtz" <MisterKurtz@TheCentralStation> wrote in message
news:%2335EntLrEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| 1. Please reply in the original thread.
| 2. Experience in breeding does not necessarily correlate to experience in
| raising well-behaved kids.
| 3. Did you implement any of the computer related suggestions, namely those
| of Jupiter Jones & news...? If so were they successful?
| 4. Lighten up. If you can't see the humor of your situation from our side
of
| your post, a vacation may be in order.
|
|
| Kurtz
|
|
| "Ima" <Ima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:C57C9996-01E1-411F-AFBC-7ADB53E2FF4F@microsoft.com...
| > many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I
| hadn't
| > thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some
experience
| > with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that the kid in
| question
| > is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs almost 200 lbs.
| >
| > We have already suspended car privileges for him, a brand-new driver,
who
| > was indeed upset by that but apparently not upset enough. Fortunately he
| is
| > not being malicious about it (hasn't done any damage to computer) he
just
| > wants to "show us."
| >
| >
|
|

Skorpion
Thu Oct 07 18:06:46 CDT 2004

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Ima regaled us with the following:

> many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I
> hadn't thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some
> experience with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that the kid
> in question is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs almost 200
> lbs.
>
> We have already suspended car privileges for him, a brand-new driver, who
> was indeed upset by that but apparently not upset enough. Fortunately he
> is not being malicious about it (hasn't done any damage to computer) he
> just wants to "show us."

Ah yes... The old power play... Who is alpha...

Well, who will you let win?

There's more to life than driving and there are more negative consequences
than not driving. Took me a long time to learn that as a child...

- --
Skorpion [skorpion at suespammers dot org]
"Don't attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by
stupidity."

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al2o023jfas92ff
Thu Oct 07 18:04:27 CDT 2004

>-----Original Message-----
>Some of it wasn't humor. It was disdainful arrogance.

How hypocritical of you, "Tom." I've read some of your
past posts here in the last couple of weeks and your posts
can also be described the same way!

Skorpion
Thu Oct 07 18:09:53 CDT 2004

Tom Pepper Willett regaled us with the following:

> Some of it wasn't humor. It was disdainful arrogance.
>
> Tom

Possibly...

However, in this circumstance, a technological solution will teach the child
nothing. It will end up in a pissing contest to see if he can break dad's
latest barrier...

Teach what needs to be taught and you not only don't need technological
solutions, you raise a better human being.

--
Skorpion [skorpion at suespammers dot org]
"Don't attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by
stupidity."

andy
Fri Oct 08 02:58:23 CDT 2004

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| Ima regaled us with the following:
|
|
|>>many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I
|>>hadn't thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some
|>>experience with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that
the kid
|>>in question is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs
almost 200
|>>lbs.
|>>
|>>We have already suspended car privileges for him, a brand-new driver, who
|>>was indeed upset by that but apparently not upset enough. Fortunately he
|>>is not being malicious about it (hasn't done any damage to computer) he
|>>just wants to "show us."
|
|
| Ah yes... The old power play... Who is alpha...
|
| Well, who will you let win?
|
| There's more to life than driving and there are more negative consequences
| than not driving. Took me a long time to learn that as a child...
|
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Fri Oct 08 11:03:16 CDT 2004


"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:IFi9d.351271$Fg5.59375@attbi_s53...
> You call that punishment? --- Steve

Ok, 6 foot ain't so bad, but 200+ pounds?
I'm sure I would be injured....

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Phillip
Fri Oct 08 11:06:09 CDT 2004

"Mr. Kurtz" <MisterKurtz@TheCentralStation> wrote in message
news:%2335EntLrEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> 2. Experience in breeding does not necessarily correlate to experience in
> raising well-behaved kids.

Wow! I'm really in trouble! I'm in my 40's and still a newbe in part 1 and
have never got to part 2 yet.....

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Phillip
Fri Oct 08 11:13:11 CDT 2004

"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23f$x$xLrEHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Some of it wasn't humor. It was disdainful arrogance.

Hope mine wasn't one of those,...I was just having having fun,...I'm
challenged in that area sometimes,..I have no life. But seriously, I don't
believe there is going to be a good way to do what you want and it will
always just be a contest between you and him as to whether he can get past
you latest attempt as Skorpion mentioned in one of the posts.

Your probably better off with separate machines. You could even make his
Linux just for fun and see if he can mess that up and keep it running. On
your own machine you would delete all accounts except yours (and your
wife's?) and the original Administrator account. Change all the passwords to
something complex,...he can't mess with the machine if he can't log on to
it, but leave him free to beatup his all he wants and leave it up to him to
correct it when he does.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Mr
Fri Oct 08 17:15:57 CDT 2004

Come on people. Let's toughen up. This is Usenet; not some retreat sitting
around the fire singing Kumbaya as we try to get in touch with our "Inner
Administrator".

If the kid had spilled a Diet Coke on the keyboard, would it still be
disdainful arrogance? Would there be a technological solution?

Really, how many of us have been on either (or both) sides of that power
struggle? Of course it's funny to someone else. Besides, it's always easier
to raise someone else's kid.

Kurtz


"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23f$x$xLrEHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Some of it wasn't humor. It was disdainful arrogance.
>
> Tom
> "Mr. Kurtz" <MisterKurtz@TheCentralStation> wrote in message
> news:%2335EntLrEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> | 1. Please reply in the original thread.
> | 2. Experience in breeding does not necessarily correlate to experience
in
> | raising well-behaved kids.
> | 3. Did you implement any of the computer related suggestions, namely
those
> | of Jupiter Jones & news...? If so were they successful?
> | 4. Lighten up. If you can't see the humor of your situation from our
side
> of
> | your post, a vacation may be in order.
> |
> |
> | Kurtz
> |
> |
> | "Ima" <Ima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:C57C9996-01E1-411F-AFBC-7ADB53E2FF4F@microsoft.com...
> | > many thanks to all those who suggested disciplinary measures, as if I
> | hadn't
> | > thought of that myself (this child is No. 4 of 6, we have some
> experience
> | > with this, folks.) I guess I should have mentioned that the kid in
> | question
> | > is 17 years old, is close to 6 feet tall and weighs almost 200 lbs.
> | >
> | > We have already suspended car privileges for him, a brand-new driver,
> who
> | > was indeed upset by that but apparently not upset enough. Fortunately
he
> | is
> | > not being malicious about it (hasn't done any damage to computer) he
> just
> | > wants to "show us."
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

anonymously
Fri Oct 08 19:23:40 CDT 2004

Pay the hypocrites no mind: apparently, only MVPs
or "regulars" (a.k.a, Microsoft lackeys) are allowed to
fool around or make funny comments; when it's someone
else, they call that person a "troll."

Gotta love the hypocrisy!!!