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When I was growing up my parents never talked to me about this stuff. Like you, I had “learned” things from school friends, when a tape of objectionable material was being circulated (think Traci Lords).

One suggestion I read somewhere on the interweb years ago, was to put the family computer in a public place, and not in rooms. This way anyone can see what’s on the screen.

This of course is not the answer but only addressing a symptom. The cause of course is curiosity, and like I said, you handled it well. Sex should be taught in the correct light, and not learned from the trash that is available online these days; where it can appear violent or demeaning to women.

I agree w/ Jeremy’s comment, above: I would have grounded him from the internet for at least a short while.

I am looking for a router-based solution to better keep an eye on things, in case he ever goes way off base in the future.

@Julie :: One of us is almost always in the same room when the kids are on the computer, although he said that he did it early in the morning after I had left for work and my wife was getting ready. We could change their computer to require a logon but right now we have kept things status quo.

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