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writes:I am 14 years old and I have recently been looking at porn on the internet. I am really worried that this is illegal or that my dad might find out. I know how to delete the history so he can't find out that way but I am still really worried. I'm not gonnna do it again but does anyone now how likely it is that my dad will find out?
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 October 2007): I just wanted to come back to this posting and recognize Fade878's awesome advice. Very, very insightful and I sure hope the young poster, here, reads it very carefully and heeds these words of wisdom. Good job, Fade878
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 October 2007): I agree with Harsh..you are too young to be viewing porn. It is illegal when a 14 year old views pornography. dear. Mind you, sadly...the porn business's biggest and most avid viewers are adolescents. If you are worried that Dad will find out, then I hope you have made the more profound choice to simply quit doing this on the family computer. Are you worried that if Dad finds out, he will be real disappointed in you? I hope that's the reason because it could mean you have a conscience and are breaking family rules and values. As far as I am concerned, pornography teaches the user to consider sexual release to be the ultimate goal for lovemaking. Whereas, lovemaking is to bond a relationship by being close, emotionally and physically. Pornography is sleezy and does not encourage that.So dear, part of growing up is realizing when you step out of your family’s values and beliefs, you will be held apart. Let's hope Dad and Mom don't find out because as Harshbutfair said, you are really, really disrespecting your family and their rules. Wait until you are an adult and you own your own computer...then indulge in whatever you like. In the meantime, do honor your family and the rules. And in regards as to whether you are male or female. I suppose the below responders assumed you were male as usually, females don't play football, as written on your profile page. But who knows..maybe females do play football in your neck of the woods. So why don't you just tell us...are you male or female?
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 October 2007): can u not get a computer in your bedroom thats got a password on it? wouldnt bother me but i'm a woman with a 12 yo daughter that looks at porn all the time, i luv porn, dunno if your a girl or boy but get a rabbit if your a girl if your a boy try getting a fleshlight
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reader, Scouzer +, writes (29 September 2007):
Scouzer is verified as being by the original poster of the questionwhy does everyone assume that I'm male?!
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reader, timetobefree  +, writes (29 September 2007):
While we all started out as kids that were curious to what sex was like,porn sites, videos and magazines do not tell the Whole truth.
They have been altered and enhanced, and male and female models have been airbrushed of any blemishes or imperfections. Remember....it is NOT real.
Additionally, there are valid reasons that the "legal age" for porn sites is 18. Research has found that the younger a person is when they start to view/look at porn..the likelier they are to have problems later in life with obsession to porn and worse yet...relationship problems.
If you are curious about sex...Talk to your parents...If you don't feel you can talk to them, talk to an uncle or a counselor, or a health teacher at school.
Parnets are getting more knowledgeable about computers than some think. There are several ways to check on computer activity. One of the biggest and best ways to monitor minors activity on the computer, is key logger software, which is becoming very prevelant in homes and workplaces. If your parents really want to know what is happening on their computer, they could have installed key logger software on THEIR computer, which can be loaded completely hidden, and it shows them EVERYTHING that is viewed on their PC...Just somethings to think about.
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 September 2007): The problem is not how to cover your tracks. The problem is that some porno web sites have bad scipts. A typical script would change the start-up page of your internet explorrer in a way that whenever you start the browser, the porno page will show up, followed by lots of pop ups.
Once you get it you will have to do a lot more than just deleting the history.
So first things first: Learn more about your windows XP. Then get a girlfriend and learn about the real thing and then when you are old and grey like me, then you can watch pictures of young naked girls, because that is is the only way left to see some.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 September 2007): Knowing a good bit about computers,i will say YES,they most certainly can.History is just your broswer links, your pc also collects cookies, stores data, as well as records your every move. History also gets saved in several spots on your pc,so deleting it in one spot, it will still most likely be stored in another spot on your harddrive.But, as you see, they would have to know a good bit about pc's in order to find the evidence. Unless they have parental controls on and that records a log for them. Very easy to use.Suggestions would be, just refrain from pornagraphic usage on a family pc until you become old enough to buy your own pc and might be helpful if you wait till your on your own in the world.I know that sounds like a parent talking, which i am, but everyone was a teenager in a curious age at one time. Unless you're ready for the reactions of your actions, then you should try to refrain from it.
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reader, harshbutfair +, writes (19 September 2007):
 Interesting question.First thing, they may be suspicious why their history has been deleted. Some people use it to find things they looked at.Secondly, porn sites can leave other tracks on your computer. Cached pages and images and cookies. Did you delete temporary internet files and cookies too? If not there will still be traces (although your parents may not know how to look for these).I would chalk this up to experience. You looked at porn on your dad's computer. It probably wasn't illegal. It was a stupid. But lots of kids do it.Some porn sites can cause computers problems with the way they work by infecting them with spyware and popups.It disrespects your dad. And your mom.You're also too young to be looking at porn. When you're 18 and you have your own place and your own computer THEN you can decide whether looking at porn is for you. I would counsel that it has its own dangers; affecting your sexuality and development and as you'll see if you read this site regularly, it can destroy relationships and create porn addicts.In summary: Don't do it again but don't lose any sleep over this.
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