She said yes! I was thrilled and anxious, and my mother made everything better by sending me clippings about people who'd arranged face-to-face meetings with strangers they'd met on-line and then were horribly murdered.
Bwaaaaaaaaa. My aunt had pretty much the same reaction when I was going to get together with Djinn--and is still pretty much of the same opinion now that another couple of internet friends are coming to New York City. I think for people of a certain age the entire concept of internet friends is bizarre and threatening...
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Date: 2010-01-07 07:32 am (UTC)Bwaaaaaaaaa. My aunt had pretty much the same reaction when I was going to get together with Djinn--and is still pretty much of the same opinion now that another couple of internet friends are coming to New York City. I think for people of a certain age the entire concept of internet friends is bizarre and threatening...