*Minimize* Options

[Skyline Drive]

Have you ever minimized your screen so your parents wouldn't see what you are doing ? Not necessarily because you are trying to hide something bad but just because you don't want them invading your space and trying to see what you are typing. etc...

but somehow it ends up like you are hiding something anyhow.

[*Azarel*]

Chyeah. Anytime my mum sees a picture open, she wants to know who it's of. And they try to read over my shoulder. Pisses me off.

[sadolakced acid]

i pull up a google screen. whenever anyone comes in my room. because it's annoying when they start asking questions about stuff...

[inthemudhole]

Yeah.
Either that, or I'll block the screen.
I don't go to inappropriate sites, but I don't want my parents up my ass constantly.

[jennyjenny]

Yes, when there's a picture or an aim conversation.

[Chii]

i open up yahoo because that seems like a neutral page...and i always look at the news there whenever anyone comes by...

i hate it when people monitor me

i can minimize things pretty fast so they really think i am looking at the news but when i'm playing the sims it kind of lags

[Saeglopur]

..... I showed my mom Keyhole. But other than that, yeah.

[KELLYYY]

Yeah, it's like, when I was chatting with someone on AIM, then my sister came by and I minimized the screen because me and the person that I was chatting with were talking about my boyfriend. My sister didn't let me have bfs, so yeah.

[*mona lisa*]

Oh yes. Many times. Especially with my dad. My mom has no clue as to what I do online, but I do it just in case.

[*mzkandi*]

I live in a single room apartment on campus right so i have so much privacy but whenever i go back home i do minimize the screen sometimes, usually when i'm typing because my mom is so nosey.

[the_crox]

i don't really minimize.... I'll just change to a different window really fast.

[snak3y3z1001]

no. Firefox+Tabbed browsing= no minimize :p

[ghjgfkgfk]

no. my parents don't really look at what i'm typing or whatever

[yeseulx3]

my mom's busy with her own things on the web.


i'm the nosy one.
always looking over her shoulder, reading what she's typing...
it pisses her off. =T

[heyyfrankie]

And they try to read over my shoulder

yeah, my parents try to do that too. one time, my mom came up behind the computer chair and she put her arm on my shoulder while she was reading whatever i was typing. i found it quite annoying...

[EmmalieV]

All the damn time.

[william]

yeah, whenever they walk by i go to yahoo or something. really annoying.

[*jooleeah*]

Always....unless I'm actually researching for homework or something like that.

[jnukes]

nahh .. my parents dont really care

[WrathOfOnigo]

Yeah I do it all the time. My mom asks me if I am looking at porn and thats just disgusting! I just don't want her invading my privacy.

[XaZnX07]

hahha yup up they do that so i try to hide it

.:tony:.

[_sarcastic_]

all the time, esp. my dad, but he only reads my convos if he asks me who i'm tlaking to and i tell him a guy. he's too protective sometimes

[lilnatcat]

Yes, all the time when I'm on MSN coz I'm not allowed to use it...........parents have issues with it...............

I'm still using a web based version of msn which u don't have to download it.

When I'm doing h/w, I open up multiple windows, several are doing h/w, and other sites are just sites like these I go into when I don't feel like doing h/w

HOWEVER I've figured out a way to minimise much quicker!! I'm a dope at computers. Pressing "Alt" and the "Tab" makes switching pages much faster!! ^^Coz its pretti obvious is everytime mum or dad comes and i minimise everything, they know something's wrong.............

[xbr0kensmil3]

yea. like when i minimize my conversations on AIM, they think i'm chatting about some " adult " stuff but i just don't want them reading it.

[silver-rain]

Yeah, I do that, or I open a new window or something. I just don't like it when my parents try to pry and see what I'm doing.

[laur3nw]

Yeah...I do that all the time. Doesn't matter who it is.

[toodlepops.]

Yes.
Not that I go to unappropraite sites or whatever.
It's just that I like my privacy. =]

[dahding]

no duh. nosy parents...

[sheepy]

yeahhhs, its not like.. im doing things bad.. but i just don't want to see what i do. odd. i just put up some random window when they come lol

[Chaos13]

i dont. everytime they come and see what i'm doing , i pretend to have seizures and start having spazzez so they move away from the screen concentrating on my health. After they brought me to the living room, I come back to reality and start typing. o.O

[juliar]

Chyeah. Anytime my mum sees a picture open, she wants to know who it's of. And they try to read over my shoulder. Pisses me off.

yea same here. so wghenever i'm on cb and i'm scrolling past a signature of someone who put their own pic in their sig, then my momis like "who's that"

me: "uh..my friend"(she doesnt know i know people solely from internet)

mom: from where?

me: uh. school.

[cocoalightning27]

Yea I have to do that for AIM and Cb.....

[*Kathleen*]

i pull up a google screen. whenever anyone comes in my room. because it's annoying when they start asking questions about stuff...

Hahahaha. Yeah, so do I!

no. Firefox+Tabbed browsing= no minimize :p

But even with tabs, I usually put up a Google screen to make it look like I'm doing something...productive? *Chuckles*

[glit_gal]

yeah i keep a safety webpage behind this one in case my mom or dad walks in, it's usually yahoo or some biology page to make them "think" i'm studying.

[sharerol]

Yes, a lot because my dad is oh-so nosy. He always wants to know who I'm talking to, what site I'm on, etc...

[AngelTears]

Yeah, *rolls eyes* its annoying.

Like I'll be talking to someone on IM and she'll lean over my shoulder and go who's suchandsuch? And I'll be like, Laura or whatever.. then she startes asking questions like where she's from or stuff like that.

It's somewhat annoying..

My dad on the other hand, could care less.

[swishersweet]

haha lol.... i always do that 2 ma bro.... he thinks i look at porn...

[iheartsimba]

Yeah exactly...usually I X out the CB stuff. Because they will read the bottom and be like "What's that?"....and it seems like I'm hiding something, but theres really nothing to hide. I just don't want them..in my personal life. Ok, I guess I am hiding things.

[*islandgirl4eva*]

I do it all the time. Sometimes to hide stuff, but other times to just get all the windows out of the way.

[DavidJ2318]

oma. i do it all the time. i guess its pretty bad, i mean sometimes i am doing homework and i just minimize it and they dont even care.

99.9% of the time they dont care but i do it because i have developed that habit...

i cant imagine them reading my xanga, awkwardness

[vz_danielle]

yeah i did that often.
i just pull up a yahoo or google page.
or as what you say,
minimize the window.

[*xcaitlinx*]

yep. whenever my mom or dad will walk in to tell me something, i automatically minimize aim conversations, my buddylist, and any sites i have up. its really a habit, since my parents are extremely noisy.

[Skyline Drive]

yep. whenever my mom or dad will walk in to tell me something, i automatically minimize aim conversations, my buddylist, and any sites i have up. its really a habit, since my parents are extremely noisy.

It's become a habit for me too..

[*stephinika*]

oh yeah, all the time. they get all upset about it, but whatever. i'm really picky about my privacy.

[ItzOnlySydney]

i do that every time my mom comes within a 4 meeter radius of me lol.

[EXPLO5ION]

Yeah, everytime I hear my mom or dad coming, I just open a new window or minimize my current window. Sometimes I pretend I am playing Solitaire.


Im just glad you can hide your taskbar.

[angelrevelation]

of course...

[misoshiru]

all the time.

[JC4P]

i'm smarter than that, If i just click F12 all my windows dissapear and microsoft Words opens up so it looks like i'm doing homework :P

[gigiopolis]

...all the time. Haha. Except there's really no point, because if I go to Google and search for some random thing and tell her I'm searching for something for school work (yeah right), she'll look at the matches and think it's conversation between my friends on some instant messenger.

Ugh.

[EXPLO5ION]

i'm smarter than that, If i just click F12 all my windows dissapear and microsoft Words opens up so it looks like i'm doing homework :P

woah.. Thats really smart.

[gelionie]

I don't minimize the screen.
I just click to another browser and surf what they call an "educational" website, like the school homepage.

[twelveislands]

Not really minimize, like if I'm typing in my xanga, I would mostly have createblog up at the same time so I would switch to that window.

[*Weird addiction*]

Only when it's porn, if not, then no

[racoons > you]

yes, constantly. i always minimize all conversations/xanga/cb etc... just b/c it bothers me when people read over my shoulder

[Nicolatofu]

YES. Not really to hide things, just because if my mom sees conversations or pictures, she starts asking questions. But just reagularly posting around cB isn't something I hide since she knows about this place and she doesn't really care.

[loljuliana]

YupYup. I minimize it and pretend to be going through my "Start" menu. Especially when Im chatting on Aim.

[xxFantasybebiboo...]

Yes, when there's a picture or an aim conversation.

oh that's true.

[[o0p]]

yes.
all the time.

[KERP1UNK]

hah! definitely. lol

[smrkangl]

no, they're not intereseted but sometimes, i jsut scroll down the page.

[sandy_lumpy_shor...]

yea. like when i minimize my conversations on AIM, they think i'm chatting about some " adult " stuff but i just don't want them reading it.

yeah i mainly minimize aim conversations. and computer games wen i'm suppose to be doin hw. o yeah cB when i'm in picutres of girl locker room because they alwyas want to know who the ppl are. also my xanga cause i talk aobut my mom in alot of the post

[innovation]

when i'm viewing createblog or xanga, i put up the harvard website whenever my parents come in. :D

*asian halo*

[IamRad]

all the time. or i just exit

[Eryi]

I do that in the school library, when they come around and look i minimize it. They're so stupid, they don't even see the thing. and tell me to open it.

[miss barnes]

yea esp. when i'm on here b/c my mama will be like "who is that" but, i dont know who any of yall are

[Nicole0402]

Oh I always do it! Even when I'm on here. If my mom walks in i minimize it. just because of the whole privacy thing

[nopattern]

I like my privacy, so yes.

[avalon*]

I do that a lot..cause I just don't feel like letting them see what I'm typing about even though it might be as normal as talking about school.

[MetalChick77]

Yeah i always minimize the screen, even if its nothing bad. Then my mom sometimes notices and shes all "RAHHHH WAHT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?" and goes psycho. i hate it.

Either that or i type yahoo.com

[cookieskater2]

LOl, yah, all the time, they proboly think I'm looking at pr0n and talkign to pedophiles lol.

[jackizzle]

i really only do it if i'm on aim. when my mom comes in she just HAS to know who everyone is that i'm talking to. and like at home i'm not aloud to cuss so when i do it in an aim box and my mom comes in i don't want her to see it. but that's about the only time i do it.

[aznxdreamer]

all the time.

[RandomHero]

Yes. Or I stand up and block the screen. haha

[agirlnamed_aly]

I just did it right now.

[m&m]

im always alt tabbing. >< dad's always behind me. he ses that he can tell if im chatting. coz wen im chatting i type really fast and loudly. i use to jus press ctr-space when i had msn-plus and all the chat windows wood dissappear =]

[emoBISCUIT]

Most definatly. I was chatting with my friend and he was sending me some pictures of him without a shirt-randomly. If my parents saw, they would have interagated me.

[Ballpointpencil]

Yeah. I don't usually see stuff that they would necessarily mind, but I don't like them reading stuff over my shoulder.

[baibee_boo]

yes went through that whole thing wen i was younger

[D1SMANTLED]

I do all the time. I open up microsoft word and just type some shizzle in so they think i'm doing homework. lmao.

[*tweeak*]

all the time, but my mom caught on, so now she assumes in hiding stuff and i get in trouble

[sammi rules you]

yea. many a time.

[Just_Dream]

Only if there's pictures. I'm on myspace and then there's this hal-naked picture of like.. Kayla Yu or something and I'm like *minimize!* really quick lol. Once my mom saw my bf's picture on my computer and asked who that was. She only had a quick glimpse, so I said it was me or something. She's like "what?!" And then I said it was a picture of me with my hair tied up. Luckily, I actually HAD a picture of me wih my hair tied and she said sorry that she didn't believe me. It was funny because I fooled her.

I minimize stuff when my sister's around. I don't want her invading my privacy. :P

[BeyondElite]

I do that all the time! Sometimes I hide stuff, like chat conversations, etc. and open up my Yahoo! mail.

[freeflow]

yes because my dad always trys to read and see what im doing .. matter fact i did that last night ..

[whomps]

Nope. There's nothing really to hide from my parents.. besides guys. And I only talk about the guys I like with my friends. And to talk to them using the computer means AIM. And I can't go on AIM.

[KissMe2408]

My mom usually never looks over my shoulder when i'm on the computer. Sometimes she'll call to me from the couch and be like, "Who are you talking to?" but that's about it. If she does come over, i usually only minimize my xanga, i dunno why, lol

[Angel_Cece]

lmao all the time!

[pAtRiCk_sTar]

Yeah, I do that, or I open a new window or something. I just don't like it when my parents try to pry and see what I'm doing.

Same here. Usually, they don't care, but when they do, I do that^^

[gOODpIRATE]

haha. all the time. its like they want to know what your doing 24/7, and they dont trust you at all. annoying.

its funny, because lots of people probably go through this, but would have never thought of actually making a topic out of it.

*high five*

[lolthissiteisfun...]

Lol yeah. and then they're all, how come there is never anything on the screen. So I usually keep something else minimized and open it real fast.

[JlIaTMK]

UGH

My parents.... are pestily annoying. They just won't keep out of my business. Especially my mom.

[KiddyKid]

yes... always. everytime. they're bossy
and i'm always at xanga or something like albums and guestbooks.

[HongKongDong]

THey dont get in my room, so it doesnt matter

[imafreakinazn]

i only do that with what i'm working on.
cuz if my mom sees it she'd be all "what are you working on? what is that? why didn't you do that? what is this?"
so yeah.
i don't like to show her my work.

[5ayuri]

Yea all the time especially with my dad. Everytime i get out of the computer he tries to read what im typing with my friends and sometimes there are porno pop-ups and he think im looking at porno

[jaeman]

I don't really do that to website because they might think I'm looking at an adult site and they'd want to check out what I was looking at. But when it comes to conversations I'm having on instant messenger, I don't really care because I don't even think my mom reads it. She probably just looks to see who is online and whatnot.

[angel-roh]

No, I don't do that. Because I don't do bad stuff on internet. Well I watched porn sometimes............................................ LOL. im kidding. i watch it when my friends talk about it T___T;; it's kinda weird. a weird habit, which i hate. like my friends when they keep on talking about it that makes your horny. not like i um *masturbate* cough cough... anyways, i watch it when my mom is not around. but it's not like i do that everyday. i watch it like 2 times a month hehe.

[fAt RaBbItZ]

yah...i watch NC-17 stuff when my mommy isnt home! ayay lol

[queen]

i used to... but now i live in the attic, and they're all too lazy to come up here ;x