How do I convince my mom to let me join a facebook?

[a.lane]

Get on it and show her what it is. She probably won't let you because there's all these horrible things on the news about Myspace and parents don't know what it is, so it sounds really scary. Show her what it is, tell her how the privacy settings work, and make it to where ONLY people from your school can see yours. Tell her that she can look at yours after you make it to see what you have on there.

Facebook is pretty non-sketch.

Or, rack up your cell phone bill by texting a lot and using your phone a lot, and when she gets mad at you about how much it was, tell her that if you could get a facebook, you wouldn't have to text and call so much. Parents start to consider things more if the alternative costs them less money.