On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:23:49 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:51:56 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Wanna hear something interesting? I can't assume my son's behavior (or
wisdom) is indicative of other kids, but I'll bet he's not that unusual.

A couple of years back, I had the flu. My excellent friend Mike stopped
by
and handed me boxed sets of the first 3 years' of the Sopranos series.
Then,
he ran away so he wouldn't get sick. A week later, I thanked him and said
I'd return them, but he said to pass them on to someone else who's nailed
to
the couch with a fever. So, they're still here.

Recently, I decided my son was old enough to follow the series, so every
so
often, we pop in a tape. If you've watched the show, you know there's an
occasional scene in the strip club, and actual, real genuine boobs are
shown. So, the first time, my son was somewhat riveted. The second time,
we
were talking about fishing and he didn't skip a beat. At that point, I'm
sure he knew that any time we saw the front of the club, it was likely
we'd
see tits. The third time, just as the girls were shown dancing, he got up
and says "I'm gettin' an apple. Ya want one?", and spent a minute washing
them. Didn't rush back in to make sure he wouldn't miss the tits.

After that episode, I said "If your mom finds out I let you watch this,
I'm
in deep ****". He said "Watch what?" I said "This show". He said "What
show?" Then, he paused a moment and said "Besides, I don't know what the
big
deal is. The nudity's not the point of the show. It's just where those
guys
hang out." Later: "Tony's mother's really the center of the show so far.
Reminds me of grandma!*"

Kids should run the world.

Your kid is probably an exception. In my experience, many kids become
like Bevis and Butthead, when it comes to nudity.......

Kids always want what you tell them they cannot have. This is why bad
parents and religion turn out so many twisted kids.


That's why the trick is to not let them know about it, so they don't
"want it". What they don't know about, they won't crave. At least
until they're old enough to be responsible.


Dave