Dear Linda, That is a very valid point, HOW you say something. Even when inviting someone to be my friend here at Adland, I always try to be careful how I word it. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Thanks for the reminder of that lesson. Sincerely,

It helps that the computer is in the corner of the dining room. Easily viewed from Kitchen and Living Room. And that folks is how it should be done, plain view in front of everyone. Today more kids have wireless laptops and this idea that they have rights of privacy in thier parents home. They sit in their bedrooms and if you should even think of just checking in on, them they will be sure to let you know that you have invaded thier space. What's the matter Billy, got something to hide?????

========================================== They sit in their bedrooms and if you should even think of just checking in on, them they will be sure to let you know that you have invaded thier space. ========================================== Isn't that the truth! But then I got that attitude from them before computers! Come to think of it, I gave my parents grief over the same thing when I was young! So there is some truth to that old saying, "what goes around, comes around". LOL

Hi Forumites, There are so many excellent points here. Too many to acknowledge individually. I'd just like to add my 2c worth... If you took all the pornography off the internet then it would probably shrink by about 50%. I, too, have searched for seemingly innocent subjects and been confronted by some sicko who has aligned his porn site with that term. As for pedophiles using the net, well that just makes my blood boil. The way that so many of the porn site operators configure their sites makes it way too easy to "arrive" at a site that you don't want to be at. Ever tried to get away from those sites? Yep. They just keep up an endless array of pop-ups parading across your screen. Insofar as Government regulators monitoring the porn and pedo sites - I'm all for it. The only thing that worries me is who regulates the regulators? Gary Simpson.

Hi Gary, AHH, and there lies the rub. Noone wants porn on the internet, but who WILL regulate the regulators. This is a very fine line to walk, it seems if you allow govenment to step in and "protect" you, all you end up with is a bigger mess. I tend to agree more with Peter, if it is the children that concerns you, as a parent monitor them. Thats what being a parent is all about, knowing what your child is doing. Don't expect the govenment to take over the care and feeding of your children. I am not saying that the internet doesn't need some policing, I just don't think that the govenment should be the ones to do it.