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OMG son and porn what do i do???????

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:13

Hi please don't judge me I just need some support.


right over the weekend my son has been away but left his phone at home as he only takes it if he's gonna be out alone (its not a Internet ready phone very basic btw) so husband was having a quick flick through his phone which we do now and again, oh finds a variation code for Goole straight way oh says this if for a email account.

so when ds gets back I confront him about a Hotmail account he admits it says he wanted to go one you tube, I made it clear that I didn't approve of this email account and demanded I view it (he started to looked very worried but gave the password ect when me and oh went on not only had some boy sent my ds 90 or so clips of porn(the manga carton kind)not that it makes it any betterConfused

also he had two people we didn't know one was a grown man Shock that that gotton to my son through the popular game website road block.


just to add before I get flamed we are not careless we the PC DOWNSTAIRS, IN THE KITCHEN WE ALSO HAVE PARENTAL CONTROLS WE HAVE AGE RESTRICTIONS AND ALSO A EMAIL ALRET SYSTEM COUPLE WITH A TIMER

THE mistakes we made were allowing dd to have a hour in the Morning when were having a lie in
and also the controls would not work on links sent to him via email Sad

I feel awful and I am going to give myself a Biscuit I really felt we had done all the safe guards

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AngelWreakinHavoc · 30/03/2013 15:15

How old is Your Ds?

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HeySoulSister · 30/03/2013 15:16

What do you mean 2 people had gotten to your son?

How old is he?

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Hesterton · 30/03/2013 15:16

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:19

btw ds is (13) so oh has now added 15 different variety of email accounts to the band list we have also blocked the said gaming site he was on and moved the time he can get on line to 1pm on weekends when we will up and about.

I have also sent a email from my sons account before we deleted them to every one including the ransoms that for the boys who attend my ds school if they send my son anything like this again I will be printing the stuff off and taking it to the school and to the randoms from the gaming site that my ds is 13 and any attempt to contact him will be taken as a attempt a grooming and we will go to the police.

I feel like shit has my child been ruined luckily this filth has only recently been sent to him and has not been happening for ages oh checked the computer memory

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StrawberriesTasteLikeLipsDo · 30/03/2013 15:21
Biscuit
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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:21

he is (13) there were boys from his school but also two random people we could not place and ds only knew them from on line Hmm


ffs I cant even look at him I sent him up stairs although its still bad I am glad its not "real people porn"

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:21

oh and I gonna give my self and oh another [bubiscuit]

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AuntieStella · 30/03/2013 15:24

By the time a DC is in their teens, they'll probably be able to get around most technological means to filter dubious content to devices.

That's why education on safe use of internet is vital (including parameters for online friendships) and wider education on what is wrong with eg porn (whether online, on DVD, on paper or on display in RL).

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HeySoulSister · 30/03/2013 15:24

You need to calm down.

People he 'doesn't know' is par for the course when you go online. It's not being groomed by simply having a conversation online!! And you are humiliating him by contacting his friends.

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Flisspaps · 30/03/2013 15:27

No, your child hasn't been ruined. Stop panicking.

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Strangemagic · 30/03/2013 15:27

Slow down,you are on the way to totally humiliating him,if you are not careful he is going to start not telling you anything.

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:29

I just feel so [bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit][bubiscuit]

tbh I think I need a glass on vino and its not even 7pm

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TrippingTheLifeFantastic · 30/03/2013 15:31

I'm sorry but I think you are overreacting. He is not ruined. He's 13 and curious. And emailing everyone in his contact list is horrible - he must be humiliated. Perhaps instead of shaming him for being curious you could have a candid chat with him about sex and the porn industry.

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:33

I also think that to

that's why I gave myself [bubiscuit] I feel shit I have not handled this well I don't want a flaming just some Brew sympathy

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fuckwittery · 30/03/2013 15:34

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TheNebulousBoojum · 30/03/2013 15:36

Problem with manga porn is it often slips through age filters, because it is drawn and not 'real'
I do agree with Soul sister, that having online conversations about shared interests (!) does not necessarily mean grooming. If he's watching 18+ manga, then he's going to encounter a very different set of posters to that on Club Penguin.
Best way is to have his computer access in a location you can see, and your OH seems on the ball with time limits so that there's no sneaking down at 3am.
Your child hasn't been ruined, he's 13 and will discover all sorts of non-childlike pasttimes in the next few years. Smile
Is he your oldest boy? Mine's 18, there have been a few blips along the way, but he's fine and has developed a better sense of what is and is not ok.
All will be well, truly.

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TrippingTheLifeFantastic · 30/03/2013 15:37

You probably shouldn't have posted this in aibu if you didn't want people's frank opinions. Maybe ask MNHQ to move it?

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ClippedPhoenix · 30/03/2013 15:37

Blimey. What on earth is the matter with you? As the others said, he's 13 and curious.

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Flobbadobs · 30/03/2013 15:37

You need to stop panicking and talk to him. I did a regular check on Ds's tablet last week and found porn from a site apparently recommended to him by friends. We have controls etc but it's easy to circumvent them if you know how. (He's 12 btw). My first reaction was to go nuts at him but I calmed down and actually spoke to him about it in a calm way.
I would tell him he does not talk to anyone online until he has regained your trust for a start, you will be regularly checking his history/email etc and give him a good talking to about internet safety and the types of sites that show this stuff can lead to other nastier sites.
He's not ruined, he was curious and looking. It's now up to you to let him know that it wasn't acceptable without making him feel so ashamed that you can't even look at him.
Doublecheck your filter btw, a google search of images can sometimes throw up images that you would rather not see. But most of all calm down, he hasn't murdered anyone!

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knackeredmother · 30/03/2013 15:38

I may be way off the mark here but is it not normal for teenage boyars to be curious and have a look at porn? You appear to be massively over reacting and very strict. Poor lad.

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:38

the issue is I don't actually know who sent him the porn clips he says its one on the boys from his school but who the frigg knows since he sent up a account with out me knowing in the first place he's not really trust worthy at the moment.
and I am a bot why two grown men are adding my son (13) as a friend

I feel pants ,he feels pants Confused

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Flobbadobs · 30/03/2013 15:39

Many xposts there.. Smile

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motherhen1949 · 30/03/2013 15:39

Flobbadobs thanks so its just not my son then

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TheNebulousBoojum · 30/03/2013 15:40

It's a shock the first time you come across your baby doing something that shows they are growing up and managing to discover adolescent stuff.
Give the OP a break, yes she over-reacted but she's calmed down and seen that.
Can't keep 'em in the nest forever.

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Flobbadobs · 30/03/2013 15:40

Did the adults actually know he is only 13?

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