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Thread ID: 21375	2002-06-24 09:07:00	Why I am not married!	NathanTheKind (472)	Press F1

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56908	2002-06-24 09:07:00	Marriage (Part 1) Typical macho man married typical good-looking lady and after the wedding, laid down the following rules: "I'll be home when I want, if I want and at what time I want - and I don't expect any hassle from you . I expect a great dinner to be on the table unless I tell you . I'll go hunting, fishing, boozing and card-playing when I want with my old buddies and don't you give me a hard time about it . Those are my rules . Any comments?" His new bride said, "No, that's fine with me . Just understand that there’ll be sex here at seven o'clock every night . . . whether you're here or not . --------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage (Part II) Husband and wife had a bitter quarrel on the day of their 40th wedding anniversary . The husband tells, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads, 'Here Lies My Wife - Cold As Ever . '" "Yeah?" she replies . "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads, "Here Lies My Husband - Stiff At Last . '" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage (Part III) A husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table . Husband gets up in a rage and says, "And you are no good in bed either," and storms out of the house . After sometime he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up . She comes to the phone, after many rings, and the irritated husband says, "What took you so long to answer the phone?" She says, "I was in bed . " "In bed this late, doing what?" "Getting a second opinion!" -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage (Part IV) A man has six children and is very proud of his achievement . He is so proud of himself, that he starts calling his wife, "Mother of Six" in spite of her objections . One night, they go to a party . The man decides that it's time to go home and wants to find out if his wife is ready to leave as well . He shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we go home 'Mother of six?'" His wife, irritated by her husband's lack of discretion shouts right back, “Anytime you're ready, Father of Four!'"	NathanTheKind (472)
56909	2002-06-24 09:09:00	Shannon could hear the footsteps behind her as she walked toward home. The thought of being followed made her heart beat faster. "You're being silly," she told herself, "no one is following you." To be safe, she began to walk faster, but the footsteps kept up with her pace. She was afraid to look back and she was glad she was almost home. Shannon said a quick prayer, "God please get me home safe." She saw the porch light burning and she leaned against the door for a moment, relieved to be in the safety of her home. She glanced out the window to see if anyone was there. The sidewalk was empty. After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and ~get on-line.~ She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message: ***** ByAngel213: Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird! GoTo123: LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood? ByAngel213: Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see anybody when I looked out. GoTo123: Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you? ByAngel213: Of course not. I'm not stupid you know. GoTo123: Did you have a softball game after school today? ByAngel213: Yes and we won!! GoTo123: That's great! Who did you play? ByAngel213: We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL GoTo123: What is your team called? ByAngel213: We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool. GoTo123: Did you pitch? ByAngel213: No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye! GoTo123: Catch you later. Bye ***** Meanwhile......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far Her name: Shannon Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985 Age:13 State where she lived: North Carolina Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the seventh grade at the Canton Junior High School. She had told him all this in the conversations they had on-line. He had enough information to find her now. Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ball park that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective. By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her. Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely. He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the fear she had felt. After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her. Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few blocks to Shannon's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car. Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room. "Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa. "Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you." Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today! "Do you know who I am, Shannon?" the man asked. "No," Shannon answered. "I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123." Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14 and he lives in Michigan!" The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon, there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to find kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to give out too much information to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. Your name, the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze." Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan?" He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh. It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?" She nodded. "I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you've learned a lesson from this and won't do it again" "Tell others about this so they will be safe too?" "It's a promise!" That night Shannon and her dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.	NathanTheKind (472)
56910	2002-06-24 11:33:00	Hey Nathan, Kinda funny, but jokes are getting a bit much on this forum at the mo. As far as the misplaced security post goes, this is very real, and I think that this would frighten many unaware parents. I will be emailing it to my 13yo sister who has recently "found" the net. Cheers. G O	Graham Petrie (449)
56911	2002-06-24 13:48:00	Good story. A lot of people forget the dangers out there on the net and just because someone seems nice on line doesnt mean they are in real life. I've met quite a few people from the chat site I go to and ALWAYS meet on neutral ground without any personal details first. Most have since become good friends and I've just come back from staying with some of them but there have been a couple that have put the willies right up me and I'm a grown male. Imagine what it could have been like if I had been a young teen??	dipstick01 (445)
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