HW 7 "My So-Called Blog"

Most parents would agree that in order to protect their children they should monitor all the websites and things that they do when they are on the computer. Inn my opinion, I think that it is better to allow your children to have their own privacy and be able to decide for themselves what they do when there using the internet. If they are old enough to be able to work and successfully use a computer, then they can determine what responsible acts in using the World Wide Web. Blogging and journals online are ways for kids to open up and express themselves if they feel they can’t any other way.
As Emily Nussbaum’s put in her chapter titled “My So-Called Blog”, “…exposure may be painful at times, but it’s all part of the process of putting it out there.” (Kline and Burstein 352)
“Teens, especially says Nussbaum, seem to be aching to share what normally would be considered private experiences: For a significant number, they become a way of life, a daily record of a community’s private thoughts”. (Kline and Burstein 349)
These two quotes are basically stating how teenagers and young adults who use the internet for blogs and journals feel that they can talk about their life easier by typing it out online rather than putting it all out there in person. Blogging has become so popular with teens that it has essentially become a way of life to express your feelings on a day to day basis over the internet for others to read.