Why i wish my friends would talk about the hard shit with their kids more.

I had a nine year old ask me "What's a feminist?" And I know me and this kids father are not on the same page there. So I just had to answer it as bast I could in a short answer with someone else's kid.

Then tonight I was talking to the kid's dad. and he's like, "BTW, were you letting my kid watch RENT here? Because he had some interesting "What's This Word Mean?" questions yesterday and when I asked where he got those words, he said rent."

And I was like, yeah, "well, my kids were watching it, and we've already had those talks where we needed to, so I didn't even think about it.and like, my kid watches stuff that's a lot more violent than he would at home when he's at your house, sp i figured my house my call. He really likes rent, anyway And, oh yeah, i explained feminism to your kid yesterday. you might wanna go over it with him." and then there was, well, shock and confusion, but no actual anger, thankfully. I'm gonna lend dude rent, so he can decide whether his kid can watch it at my house, and what he wants to explain, and what he's okay with me answering questions about.

This shouldn't be an issue. You shouldn't be aghast at the idea that you might have to explain AIDS to your nine year old. Or aghast that I have already had those talks with my seven yr old. A nine year old should know the word feminist, shouldn't he? what ae they teaching in these schools?

re my last post

it's not as if I have the neighborood kids over to watch inappropriate musicals. It's the son of a close friend, who i thought as cool with it.

I must be getting old

I didn't even realie today was 420.


Smoke a sister up, brah?