Is it wrong for a young girl to send money to a boy she likes?
By kaysue4
@kaysue4 (951)
United States
April 11, 2008 1:23pm CST
Ok, my son is really good friends with this girl online. She lives about 3 hours away from us. They talk about all day on the computer and phone.
Now she has started writing through snail mail and sending him money.
I think he should send it back, his dad doesn't think anything is wrong with it, and my hubby agrees with me.
What is your thoughts on this? I am talking $100!
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5 responses
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
11 Apr 08
Why would she be sending him money? Is he asking for the money? This isn't right. He should send the money back to her. Money can't buy you love.
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
11 Apr 08
I wonder if her parents know she has sent the money. That would be of concern for me.
@kaysue4 (951)
• United States
11 Apr 08
No, my son is upset because he has to use my cell phone or the internet house phone to talk to her and he wants to get his cell phone back on to talk to her without me being able to take the phone off of him or tell him to get off of the phone. He didn't ask her for the money, she sent it with a letter saying to take and get his cell phone turned back on so they can talk more.
The first letter she sent there was $20. She is 16 and he is 17. She is schooled through the computer, so when my son gets home it is all about talking to her through the computer because he can see her, our web cam started shutting down our computer so he can't hook that up for her to see him anymore.
What is wrong with the kids these days.
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@kezabelle (2974)
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11 Apr 08
How old are they? that is a lot of money and if she is under 16 I would be wondering where she got it from. If they are both over 16 then well I guess they are old enough to know their own minds although I still would not be happy my child accepting money from a stranger.
I would also be asking why she had sent the money for what reason? Its not something a girl does without cause unless she is totally loaded and its a common thing to her to hand out money as she likes.
@kaysue4 (951)
• United States
11 Apr 08
She is 16 and he is 17. It is so he could get his cell phone turned back on so they can talk even more than they do. Her family is not loaded, she babysits for the money.
I guess it is NOT common for her to do this. I have chatted with her also through video and she is a sweet girl, but she wants to buy him a class ring also and other things to send to him.
I told her no and now I am thinking I should have just put "return to sender" and sent it back.
@kezabelle (2974)
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11 Apr 08
That is a lot of money to be sending when she can only earn it babysitting and seriously if that was my child I would be telling him to earn the money to turn his phone back on if it was that important to him.
While there is nothing wrong with sending gifts thats an awful lot of money to just be throwing around to someone.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
13 Apr 08
it does sound rather unusual, and I would not like the idea either, how old is this girl how can she get this money and why is she sending it to him I would like to know.
@mi2ok02 (406)
• United States
11 Apr 08
oh no, there is just something not right about that. I could see it if she sent him a gift but not money. This should go back and find out where she got that kind of money in the first place. If she is only 3 hours away, there must be a way for you to find out about parents and stuff like that. It should be sent back with a thank you but no thank you attached to it.
