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Dad Pays Daughter $200 To Quit Facebook. by pat077: 7:07pm On Feb 08, 2013
A Boston father is paying his 14-
year-old daughter $200 to quit
using the social site for almost
five months, according to a post
of his blog.
On Tuesday, Paul Baier, a
research consultant from Boston,
posted an image of a "Facebook
Deactivation Agreement" with his
daughter.
"Her idea which I support fully,"
he wrote.
In the signed agreement, his
daughter agrees to deactivate
Facebook from this past Monday
until June 26 (which, perhaps
notably, would be well into
summer break for most schools).
In return, he'll give her $50 in
April and the remaining $150 in
June.
Baier gets access to change her
password and deactivate the
account. His daughter's one-
word response on the line
asking what she'll use the money
for: "Stuff."
On the post, several people have
praised or belittled the plan. One
poster, in the shameless manner
not unknown on the Web, called
Baier an "idiot."
"Why not try something called
'parenting'. It's more difficult
than bribery but will more
beneficial to your daughter in the
long run," the person wrote.
But Kent Wellington, who
describes himself as a friend of
Baier's, responded.
"He's a good guy and good
parent. Regardless, there's
nothing wrong with a parent
being proactive with their kids in
the area of social media,"
Wellington wrote. "I'm sure the
dialog that lead up to the
agreement was as valuable as
the contract."
Baier's daughter may be in good
company.
A recent report from the Pew
Research Center says 61% of
Facebook users have taken a
break from the site for a few
weeks or more.

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