Dad Agrees to Pay Daughter to stop using Facebook

Hey! Hey! Thanks for clicking by today. Good to see you. You weren't on Facebook just before were you? Well charge your mug with coffee and snag a virtual treat while you're at it and let me tell you about one guy's answer to getting his daughter off Facebook...at least for a while, eh.

A Boston father and his 14-year-old daughter have recently made the headlines after the man posted a photo of a Facebook Deactivation Agreement that states the girl will receive $200 if she doesn’t log into her Facebook account for the next five months.

Facebook addiction is one of the most talked-about issues of the moment, and when it comes to teens, the problem is even bigger. But one Boston parent may have found the perfect way to convince his daughter to take a nice long break from the popular social media platform – he’s paying her $200. The enterprising young girl has managed to strike a deal with her father, Paul Baier, that involves him paying her $50 in April and an extra $150 in June, if she respects her part of the agreement. “It was her idea, which I fully support,”

Paul said,“She wants to earn money and also finds Facebook a distraction and a waste of time sometimes.”

Aha! A novel idea or just a new spin on the old 'cold turkey' withdrawal process? Worth a try? If there's someone in your family you want to get off Facebook, let me know if it works for you!

See ya, eh!

Bob