The Onion Covers Parents Facebook Stalking Their College-Aged Kids

Posted on October 24, 2009

The Onion has a pretty hilarious video about how parents can use Facebook and Twitter to keep tabs on their children. The helicopter parent in this video is quite obsessed with monitoring her son's Facebook and Twitter activity. Like any good Onion story there is some truth to it. This parent goes way over the top but there are parents using Facebook to monitor their college-aged kids. It is hilarious how the lady in the Onion piece tells parents how to do it. Take a look:

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