PSA -- And a layout I've been dying to share with you!

Please monitor your kids Internet Use.  Be VERY CAREFUL!  The truth is, you can't be too careful.  And if your child is at all rebellious, the risks are exponentially greater.

I don't know quite how to explain without going into details of what we experienced, but what I can tell you is that if kids are likely to be visiting a particular site, then you can be certain that sexual predators are as well.  It's a very dangerous world out there.

I don't want to scare you but.....well, I DO want to scare you, so that you'll take more care than you might otherwise have done.  So will you take a moment to consider some things??

• Does your child have a cell phone with internet access? What kind of control do you have over it?
• Do you know for certain who she/he is talking/texting/emailing/chatting with?  
• Are you sure you know, or did your child just erase the call/text/email/chat?
• Do you have any type of filtering software on internet devices that your child has access to?
• Does the filtering software allow your child to go to sites where they play video/board games? (these sites are notorious for harboring predators)
• Does the filtering software allow your child to be involved in social media? (this is THE way most predators will access your children online)
• Do you closely monitor your child's social media? (can they delete things without your knowing?)
• Does your child post pictures of themselves on social media? (do you know for sure what they may have posted?)
• Do you have the passwords to all of your child's social media?

All of the things mentioned above are factors that could mean your child is at risk of being approached by a predator and you would have no idea about it.

Please take care, you'll be devastated if you don't.  I know firsthand what can happen because it happened to us. This was after we had placed filters on everything.  We did have passwords. But the fact is, we also have a rebellious teen who chose to try to find the loophole. There was a loophole and disaster struck.  

Please....be careful.

Now, on a lighter note, I present to you one of my favorite layouts in quite a while!  This is another layout using the 'Remember This' kit over at Scrapbook Circle.

The theme was to create a layout based on the title of the kit, Remember This.  It brought to mind an old 'Out of the Grey' song I used to LOVE.  (well, truth is, I love all Out of the Grey music!)  Soooo, I found a photo that 'felt' right and off I went.  Perhaps it'll only mean something to me, but either way, I love the mix of bits and bobs.








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