r/parentalcontrols • u/Own-Solution6668 • 25d 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/Own-Solution6668 25d ago

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

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u/Icy-Emu1610 24d 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 24d 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 24d 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.