Posted on 03/23/2009 12:19:57 PM PDT by ignorancerunsrampant
The Logan's daughter hung herself after she sent a naked photo of herself to her boyfriend. He passed it on to several students in several schools. "My only baby that I will never be able to touch again," Cynthia Logan said through tears. "I will never have grandchildren. I will never be able to hand down my heirlooms. I'm just devastated by these parents that allow their children to do and say anything they want."
"Schools need to understand our kids are targeting each other and how technology is being used as a weapon," Aftab said. "None of them (the schools) know what to do. Many of them ... think it's not their problem. They want to close their eyes and put fingers in their ears, saying it's a home issue."
Well you walk in the room and find your child swinging from the light fixture you will wish you did know. Quit trying to be your kids friend and be their parent. That need it, and quite honestly, they want that!
Maybe the girl was too sheltered. I can’t understand how any kid could feel so ashamed and embarrassed that they would commit suicide over it. Maybe this was the first time the kid ever was embarrassed about anything?
granted it was a pretty dumb thing she did. But not so dumb that she should end her life over it.
Yeah, that'll help.
But at the end of the day I cannot expect a school to do what I have failed to do.
Quit trying to be your kids friend and be their parent
Wise words that will save your eternal soul and hopefully theirs as well.
Our son is 12 and will not have a cell until he is at least 16. I know where he is at all times and he doesn’t need a phone.
I don’t want to come across as heartless, but something about this story stinks.
Remember the 13 yr old girl who committed suicide after a neighborhood women created a false account and led her on? Well, it wasn’t her first attempt.
People who commit suicide are usually deeply troubled souls so let’s not get carried away and, for crying out loud, no new laws.
I hear how everyone just HAS to have a cellphone to get by these days (including kids, to stay in touch with parents).
How did this nation survive from 1890-1990 before cellphone use became so widespread?
This is, indeed, a tragedy, but why is she blaming the boy who passed around the picture HER DAUGHTER SENT in the first place? The responsible party is the daughter. There are countless teenage girls posting pornography of themselves on the internet—video taping themselves, taking pictures of themselves—it’s disgusting. And, while parents have an oversight responsibility, how about raising daughters who have enough respect for themselves to not be technology ‘ho’s’?
It doesn’t say how old the girl is, but my nearly 16 year old daughter wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing. She’s plugged into her school in extra-curricular activities and active in her church youth group. I taught high school, and I know this stuff goes on—regularly. (Primarily amongst the cheerleaders and dance team girls.) It’s a sorry reflection on the parents, and I’m sad to say that this tragedy is, too. But, if the girl hadn’t taken a nude picture of herself and then sent it to her boyfriend, none of this would have happened.
For the most part, suicide is an irrational act. To try and formulate a rational reasons for someone’s act is fruitless.
A phone is not bad. the camera and text is not needed
Allow me to say that if the girl was sending out naked pictures of herself, it sounds like a home issue.
Tougher laws begin at home. We were band parents and monitoried band camp and band trips and parented the kids whose real parents were too lazy. I monitored the phone calls and web sites and friends my kids hung with. Once I even read a diary.
They didn’t like it either.
Too freaking bad. I’m the MOM and some things are just because “I SAID SO.” Our house was not a democracy.
Today I have 2 grown successful, healthy, happy Conservative Christians leading productive lives...and 2 more in the wings.
It is like all the girls on the "Girls Gone Wild" tapes. Who took your shirt off?
We need less laws, not more laws. We need political leaders who promise to encourage the lawmaking bodies to review and remove a law a day! Let’s clean house!
As for who is responsible... In the end, we’re all responsible for our own actions. It’s a tough pill to swallow for some. Trust in God! That’s the only other way I know.
We have existing laws against kids being sexually exploited and there are many freepers who don't want to see them applied to boys like these who circulated the photos (they consider it "harmless pranks" that teens do).
People who send such photos of themselves are ALSO usually deeply troubled souls. As is a girl who'd fall for some fake "boy" on myspace she never met (actually some jealous girl's mom).
Which came first, the troubled soul or the desire to commit suicide?
She was exploited just as Cindy Sheehan was exploited. Those who exploited her did not mean her well, they used her for their own purposes. This girl felt shame and regret because of it, Cindy Sheehan has yet to hit bottom.
No law would have saved the kid, but being a good parent would have.
Ummm... Where’s daddy?
I bet cell phones have saved more kids lives than have been taken by them
So there should be no blame for the boys circulating the photos?
The media culture is sexualizing kids. Laura Ingraham calls it the pornification of the culture. Kids are taught to not have self respect. There is no "god" that loves them. They are there to serve others. Notch up your bedpost, don't be a square. Tank your "purity test" score. Blog your affairs on myspace...
She did what she thought would get her attention from one or two people, she didn't seek to expose herself to the world.
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