Porn sites from home

[Svedish_Chef]

So your turtles dont like it when you go out and work then Laurel?

I agree with what you said about the working at home thing, I mean unless you are posing for pictures or having them onscreen while helping your 8 year old with his biology, really pornsite at home should not be a problem unless you make it so.

Da chef

 

[Whispersecret]

Oliver, you speak wisely. Are you going to be practicing pediatrics? If you set up near me, I'd be happy to bring my kids to you, but only if there's not some ethical rule against you fraternizing with the mother of your patients. <winks>

Everyone else, with the exception of Aranian, I agree with what you said as well. Patryn, I admire your ability to look on your own childhood, analyze it, and be brave enough to share your conclusions with everyone here. <smiles>

Aranian, I meant no disrespect to you just now. I actually respect the fact that you're contributing to this conversation. I just disagree with you. Do you have kids? I found that my outlook on many issues, including abortion, changed once I became responsible for raising a decent human being. When I became a parent, my worldview shifted quite a bit.

As usual, I think we're talking about several different shades of grey regarding the sex and kids issue. I don't think that any of us are so mired in prudish ignorance that we want to ban sex education in the schools. Those of us who don't agree with it are always welcome to notify the school and keep our kids home from school on that particular day. What most of us here are saying (and I may be wrong) is that, while children shouldn't necessarily be shielded from ALL THINGS SEXUAL, neither should they be forced to have it shoved down their throats by their parents, like the ones Teresafannin mentioned. Every parent has a limit to what they consider harmful exposure to sex. And I think that we are just pointing out that that porn site couple had looser limits than most of us would condone.

 

[Laurel]

So your turtles dont like it when you go out and work then Laurel?

No, they feel rejected. I don't want them to grow up as latchkey kids, like I did. I want to be a good Tortie Mommy.

 

[Earthmuffin]

My two cents...

As a parent of two adoreable children I feel responsible to answer their questions openly and honestly at their level of understanding on all subjects. *wish I knew how to italicize that last bit* They have the right to understand their world around them. That being said, there are things that I do feel are over the top for their age. In ten years I will not have the knee jerk reactions I have now. It's not prudish, it's prudent. This past spring one of my daughters was molested at pre-school during "transition time". Nope, not by one of the adult workers or volunteers...by another FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD. Yes, the boy knew what he was doing, yes he'd done it before. Yes I made sure for his sake it was reported to DHS. And yes, my daughter was brave enough to RUN to the nearest adult to tell. The boy learned his actions (and indifferent attitude) at the hands of his family members. I'll never get the look of my daughter's broken hearted blue eyes out of my memory when she asked me if she was bad because that boy did that to her...