Who else thinks this is horrible parenting?

I know someone who refers to her 8 year son as dating his girlfriend. Also, she allows him to have a myspace page and lets him put songs on that page such as Nirvana's, ';Rape Me';. That's just one of the many inappropriate songs on there.


What are your opinions about this?





Who else thinks this is horrible parenting?
Some women should be made to take classes before they have children. She probably thinks this is funny and if so, she has a lousy sense of humor.Who else thinks this is horrible parenting?
Well my nephews 8 and he thinks he's God's gift to women and he's got older girls from his old school that seemed to like him a lot and had a kind of girlfriend for a while. He's also got a myspace but doesn't put any songs like that on it. His parents have a rule for him and his 13 year old sister for their myspaces. They ask once to see the myspace and if they don't get to see it right away then they don't get to have it anymore and the computers are where everyone can see them.
No, its not bad parenting at all. First of all, how is having a girl friend a negative thing? Thats just stupid. Whats wrong with having a myspace page? As for the music, there is no such thing as an inappropriate song, if kids start repeating words they hear in a song, it is the kid's fault, not anybody else's.
With kids, you have to make a judgement based on their maturity and understanding of the world, age is just a small part of it.





I could introduce you to two 9 year olds right now, who are so different. One, its' like speaking to a child. She's only just figuring out santa isn't real, and is still not sure.


The other, well, she is so bright, so streetwise. It really is like speaking to a grown-up. She is naive to what she needs to be naive to, but she completely gets how people work, and what is what.





Actually, one goes to majorettes, and the other takes an urban dance class, with seriously sassy moves. No prizes for guessing which girl does what.
How does the child act? I was allowed to listen to basically any music at age 8 and I didn't turn out messed up. As for myspace, I don't think an 8 year-old needs one and it's probably best that they don't, but again, it depends on the kid. As for dating, maybe she's just joking? I had a ';boyfriend'; in kindergarten and my parents joked with me as it was nothing serious, just kids being kids.
ok i dint think that this is unacceptably behavior for a parent to let her 8 yr old do these things, but in my house it wouldn't go that way. It is in fact unacceptable in my household. But whats going on for them may be working for them. i would worry about how this child acts by himself and w others. And as for the music when I was little i got to listen to all of it..but now that I have children, both boys...I pick n choose plus we have a rule...if u repeat the bad words the song ids gone rule. and that may not fly in someone Else's house. So sister, i dint know every ones opinions Very...goodluck
It's not something I would personally allow, but I can't say if it's working for them or not. Everyone has different parenting styles, there is no ';right'; or ';wrong'; way.
I think it's none of your business. What benefit is it to this youngster if everyone here agrees with you? What if we all disagree?





Either politely discuss this with mom or mind your own business.
Figures.....MySpace is a joke, when it comes to protecting kids. They say kids no younger than 13yrs.-old.





Take down the page.
There's no way in hell my 8 year old would ever get away with that stuff. And yes, it is horrible parenting. I wonder if he was a she if the mother would still let him do all those things..
Rape me is an ANTI-rape song. What's wrong with giving that message to an 8 year old?
That is ridiculous! How old is the mother? She sounds like a nutcase. Is she already buying him condoms? She will one day wonder why her little Johnny had to go to prison.
That's insane and when the kids grows up all screwed up the parents are wondering why.
Sounds like someone who is more interested in being her child's friend than their parent.
bad parenting
She sounds like a moron who is raising her son to be a moron.
That is one warped mother. Watch the child and be there for him. He's gonna need some sane people around him.
you should take classes on minding your own business.
I wouldn't say shes a bad parent but shes making some bad choices it seems.