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Originally Posted by Vodstok
This all reminds me of something I saw on MSNBC last night... Child prostitutes as young as 8 in cambodia. It was a horrifyingly scary situation, THAT is somethign that will/can damage children. The worst part was how casually the pimps and pretty much everyone was treating the subject. they could have just as easily been someone hawking Ipods. they even had their own vernacular, i'll let you try and decipher what the difference between "boom-boom" and "yum-yum" were.
Personally, i would rather my kid accidentally see some boobs in a movie. God forbid we were wathing this and lily was older and had comeout of her room for some reason... THAT is some scary shit to have to explain to your kid.
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yeah .. i see no harm in protecting your child from the harsher realities of the world for as long as possible.
eventually they have to konw - be street smart - understand that sadly - not all people are nice and decent ...
he's a sweet little kid - still believes in santa claus, still loves his blankie, but he's smart as a whip - intuitive, funny, and a little scamp - i think he'll be able to make the transaction from little boy - to boy with no problems