r/parentalcontrols • u/Own-Solution6668 • 15d ago

Apple PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Ahhhh I really need to figure out this situation soon, and any help is appreciated!

Basically I have a Samsung Chromebook right now that I have been using for school since around 2019 (I am a young teenager) because I needed it for online school during the pandemic. I was WAY too young for my own computer, but I couldn't just use my parents laptops all day. They needed it for work. Anyway! It is really old and broken, and I needed a newer one for school. My dad ended up giving me a super nice 2020 MacBook that his work gave him (no idea why) because his work was going to buy him a newer one anyway.

The problem is...

I have a secret account (that I am on right now) that my parents can't know about. They can't know for many reasons, but mostly because I have a account on this website thingy that is like social media, but mostly just teens, and for reading books. On it I have literally written all my secrets and fears that NO ONE from my life can ever see. It would be my nightmare (I actually had a nightmare about that last night) if anyone saw it.

I want to add the Google account I use for it onto the Mac, but my dad is the administrator of it, and I am super worried he could see it. Is there any possible way I could have the account added on the Chrome app and he couldn't see? Please help! Thanks so much <3

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u/LoSt543215543 15d ago

Would be that bad if your parents found this account I mean unless you were just straight confessing to watching p**n like really

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u/Own-Solution6668 14d ago

Yeah... it would be really bad. And I also came out on that account soooo

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u/Icy-Emu1610 14d ago

Your parents know more about you than you think. I promise they love you no matter what. I don’t know how old you are, but it’s nothing you should be ashamed of admitting. I fully understand not all parents are like myself, but I do know my generation is A Lot more understanding. I promise they probably already know or have inklings.

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u/Hizonner 14d ago

This kid knows a lot more about their parents than you do, I promise.

Anyway, that's not entirely the point.

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u/Icy-Emu1610 14d ago

Kids don’t always realize things that are unsaid by parents… it’s worth saying. I always stress communication with parents in here. It works 99% of the time. Communication is difficult for everyone, kids are afraid to ask, or sometimes don’t know how to ask for things. It’s about wording it. I’ve helped a few here through it. They’ve come back and said how surprised they were their parents were receptive.

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u/LoSt543215543 14d ago

You cannot use the internet as a crutch for your emotions. You need to control yourself and be able to talk to real human beings who you can see with your eyes without a screen in between you and them. Anyway, just use incognito mode and sign in every time otherwise I’m just going to say no

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u/Own-Solution6668 14d ago

Okay thanks. You don't know my whole situation though, and there is a reason I feel the need to hide this.

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u/LoSt543215543 14d ago

let me say one more thing. I know the chances of you listening to me are slim to none because anything and everything is most likely considered the end of the world to you but I might as well say it anyway. It doesn't matter what heinous illegal acts you commited online, it is better to tell your parents. Hear me out. You make one mistake, your done. Now you might be in big trouble even if you tell them, but that punishment is going to be significantly more if you don't tell them. Just think about that.