Its amazing how trusting some people can be. I purchased a stroller of Craig list and this lady told me over the phone to stop by at a specific time because she had 3 kids and had to take one to school in the morning. She also told me that her husband was out of town for a long time and they were trying to sell there house. When I got to her house, she left me alone in the room with her 3 year old daughter while she went and searched for the instruction manual for the stroller that I told her I didn’t need. I could not believe how trusting she was! People have given me way too much info time and time again and it is unbelievable. Please be careful because you never know who you are giving information to.
One other thing I would like to mention is that my neighbor recently had someone break into their house and steel a bunch of important papers. She was only gone like 5 minutes. Apparently the police said they had someone following her and call the guy who was in her house when she was on her way back. I guess that is better than being home when a robber is in your house. I don’t mean to be a downer but just want everyone to be safe!
It is amazing how much
It is amazing how much people will share with a total stranger. I always try not to advertise when my husband goes out of town because nowadays, you never know.
It is hard to keep kids from
It is hard to keep kids from telling everyone we are going to Disneyland, or whatever too. Who knows who is listening to that kind of announcement also.
It is a good reminder.
Lovemy4 is a discussion leader for North Central Phoenix, tired mother of 4 great kids and wife to one great husband.
Ooh I know what you mean. I
Ooh I know what you mean. I am a little too trusting and I have to watch myself. I used to meet people that I didn't even know and invite them to my house or I would go to their house. I don't do that anymore. Now, we meet in a central location like a Starbucks.
Yes we must watch our backs a little closer for sure!
Marylou
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It's amazing how many people
It's amazing how many people I've seen on AZ Moms who have openly offered their address & telephone number for some sort of sale they're having or trying to sell things. I know it's probably done in all innocence with out much thought being put into it while doing it, but seriously it's those people that sickos out there feed on ... the innocent, sometimes naive, and careless people. I would never advertise my address or phone number on a public board.
It's also important to
It's also important to remind kids that even giving small bits of information --- like the name of their school, what grade they're in, what softball team they play on, where they go to shop, etc. --- over the internet is dangerous. You never know who is REALLY at the other end of cyberspace, and a person can learn A LOT by piecing together bits of info from here and there.
And they also need to be reminded that the "10 year-old kid who loves Lego and skateboarding" that they've been chatting with online might, in fact, be a 45 year-old degenerate psycho. So again, be careful what you type!
I sell alot of stuff on
I sell alot of stuff on craigslist and people are very trusting. Too bad we cant be as trusting as we'd like. There are good people out there though, I haven't lost all faith in humanity. But we can never ever let our guard down. I agree we can't control what info our kids reveal but we can teach what information not to reveal for their and our familes safety. As far as the internet, kids need to know what lurks on the other end of the internet. Our computer is in the living room and will never be in any bedroom and social websites need to be blocked and not allowed at all. My kids are not allowed to chat online with anyone not even friends. Fortunately I don't have to worry about that because my kids friends parents have the same rule about no chatting with anyone online. I also teach my kids that the internet rules we have at home apply everywhere. The internet can be scary place.
I would agree. I sell a lot
I would agree. I sell a lot of stuff on craigslist as well and some people are too trusting. I always meet people somewhere, not at my house. I don't trust many people. And I always take my husband with me and no kids. You would have thought she would of had the stroller stuff all together before hand. Geez.
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