Parenting: Is Aol Worse Than TV? Technology & Sociology6/8/2000; 2:35:01 PM "As innocuous as [the accidental Instant Message] exchange [with my 11-year-old daughter's friend] been, it suggested a disturbing new truth: We no longer live alone. My wife and I and our two -- I like to think -- reasonably well-bred daughters have been joined by a supporting cast of dozens who have access to our home whenever the computer is turned on, thanks to such technological marvels as instant messaging and Buddy Lists."For this reason I run no instant messaging software. If e-mail isn't fast enough for you to get in touch with me... learn some more patience, please.Will Instant Messanging become as pervasive as telephones? Do we want them to be?