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25 Jun 08 - 08:42 PM (#2374423) Subject: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: Jack Campin I imagine one of those Victorian please-daddy-come-away-from-the-tavern tearjerkers about this: Children concerned by parents' web habits |
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25 Jun 08 - 08:56 PM (#2374438) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: Mrrzy Oh, daddy, please daddy, log off for me now I hear the sad lowing of our little cow Her udder is bursting and I'm much too small So daddy, please daddy, stop playing Redwall! |
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26 Jun 08 - 05:43 AM (#2374635) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: semi-submersible One keen-edged cartoon I saw showed a young woman saying, "So long, Daddy. I'm off to college." With his eyes on the computer screen, he's holding up two fingers: "Finished kindergarden already? Just two more emails, Punkin, and I'll be right with you." I'm a binge 'net junkie. |
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26 Jun 08 - 06:47 AM (#2374654) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: Georgiansilver Web of Deceit. Dad if you don't tuck me in, I'll never get to sleep. Please leave your comp for just a mo, Or Mum and I will weep. You surf the web both morn and night, Seeking pretty girls. You never run your hand these days, Through mummys lovely curls. Please leave your porn site daddy dear, Come tuck me in my bed. Your puter has possessed you, You've gone quite off your head. Please come and tuck me in dad, Our stories we can share. And I promise I won't tell mum, Bout your internet 'affair' Author Mike Hill (2008...now) |
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26 Jun 08 - 07:03 AM (#2374662) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work Of course, if it were grandparents.... Everybody's gone surfin, Surfin O A P! Sorry... it's a really slow day at work today and I've been here 5 hours already. LTS |
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26 Jun 08 - 08:11 AM (#2374695) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: GUEST,leeneia I'm not a song writer. I just want to say that the article from Sweden really saddened me. Some people have found another addiction, and another way to let their children down. |
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26 Jun 08 - 08:09 PM (#2375215) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: Artful Codger There are web sites for recovering weboholics. Isn't that like having AA meetings with an open bar? |
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04 Jul 08 - 03:42 PM (#2381174) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: semi-submersible Maybe not quite... give-away matchbooks with quit-smoking-program ads on them prove an effective way to reach people when they're ready to change their behaviour. Maureen |
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04 Jul 08 - 07:18 PM (#2381283) Subject: RE: Song Challenge: weboholic parents From: alanabit Of course there is scope for a song here, but I wonder whether there really is an issue worth pursuing. There are a reported 1,895 cases of children, who say they are concerned about their parents' behaviour on the internet. Sweden has a population of around 7 million. To me that suggests that there are quite a lot of Swedish children, who are not concerned about their parents' behaviour on the internet. |
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05 Jul 08 - 06:23 AM (#2381512) Subject: LYR ADD: Blog of the Day From: semi-submersible BLOG OF THE DAY (Parody lyrics by Maureen Parrott, with apologies to Otis Redding & Steve Cropper, composers of Dock of the Bay) Sittin' and playin' with the mouse I never get out of this house Tappin' keys when night comes on And still tappin' in the light of dawn (Chorus:) Sittin' in front of a screen Glowin' white, red & green Watchin' the patterns change Wastin' time... I left my kids in daycare Dial-up, check an email or two... They tried to call to see when I'd get there My line's busy, they couldn't get through (Cho.) (Interlude) Looks like there's no new mail But if I keep sittin' a spell Chat, & check my auctions, then Oh, I guess I'll check mail again Sittin' hunched over the keys Crampy shoulders, sore back, & stiff knees Just a few more links to explore I'll read 'em, then follow some more (Cho.) MP Holy self-fulfilling prophecies, Batman! You were right, Artful Codger. I spent far too much time trying to find the right protocol for posting, which may leave me a cranky and impatient mom tomorrow. Sigh. Maybe I'll make it a computer-free weekend. |