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Originally Posted by shalym
Whenever I read one of these types of stories, it makes me sad for the kids whose parents trust them so little that they feel they have to censor what they do or see, rather than letting them watch, and then discussing it with them. I was never censored as a child, and I have never censored either of my two children. The closest I ever came to censoring was telling them that they could only watch certain tv shows or movies while I was in the room.
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I do feel there is a difference between censorship and waiting until the child is mature enough to handle the material..... for instance (as an extreme), would you let your 7 year old watch 'Night of the Living Dead'?
or anything on CineMax with the word 'Desire' in it?
Or what if your 12 year old came in at happy hour and asked for a dirty martini?
..... Yes, these are extreme examples, but they illustrate the need for parents to set limits. Referring to
any limits as being 'censorship' is inappropriate and rather naive. What limits you place as a parent are your own choice, but that some limits need to be set is basic parenting. May not be politically correct in this day and age, but there it is....
