# My Kid's Friends Want Me To Befriend Them On Facebook

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-friends-want-me-to-befriend-them-on-facebook/476117>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 7, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-friends-want-me-to-befriend-them-on-facebook/476117 "2008-12-07T10:43:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-friends-want-me-to-befriend-them-on-facebook/476117/21 "2008-12-10T16:16:48Z")

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My kids all asked me to join, but I restrict it to just that. I don’t want my name linked to anybody I don’t know well.

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**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-friends-want-me-to-befriend-them-on-facebook/476117/22 "2008-12-10T16:58:34Z")

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You’re being paranoid. If you friend them, you have a better way to keep tabs on your daughter. You can see what she’s posting on their walls, you can see pictures posted by friends, etc. By sending you a friend request they’re basically saying they trust you and are trustworthy themselves. They know what you can and can’t see. Go ahead and add them.

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