MySpace Hoax Victim Kills Herself

[srmom]

That is the most disgusting story I have read in a long time.

That the neighbor/mother created the ficticious account with her daughter and then toyed with a depressed 13 year old's emotions is just awful. I can just imagine the mom and daughter sitting together, coming up with flirtatious things to say as "Josh," then laughing when the poor victim responded.

Poor parenting in the extreme! This takes heli-parenting to a new low.

They may not be legally responsible, but they have some moral responsibility in the suicide, and I hope they regret their actions for life. The weight of a child's death on your concience would be a heavy weight to bear.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by srmom

Poor parenting in the extreme! This takes heli-parenting to a new low.

I don't even see this as heli-parenting, say what you will about heliparents, in all their variations I've never heard them described as deliberately mean to other children.

This chick actually strikes me more as a Dina Lohan type - wants to be her daughter's "buddy" instead of parent, so she thinks it's "cool" to get on MySpace and screw with someone's head. How could she have known that her daughter was having problems w/ Megan unless her daughter told her and was fully in on the charade?

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I don't even see this as heli-parenting, say what you will about heliparents, in all their variations I've never heard them described as deliberately mean to other children.

This chick actually strikes me more as a Dina Lohan type - wants to be her daughter's "buddy" instead of parent, so she thinks it's "cool" to get on MySpace and screw with someone's head. How could she have known that her daughter was having problems w/ Megan unless her daughter told her and was fully in on the charade?

The Mother reminds me of the Mom from "Mean Girls"-- doing almost anything to be considered the "cool" mom. And she should be held responsible for what she did.