Re: Objectionable Material for Children

[Joshua Bell]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >  My plan for our as-yet hypothetical child(ren) is to answer "why?" with 
>an
> >  excrutiatingly exacting answer (and a trip to the library or web if
> >  necessary). When I do that to Susan she usually bops me on the head.
>
>Worked for my parents..... "look it up" was a mantra at our house.
>My parents even spent several hundreds of dollars on
>encyclopedias for home to keep up with their statement as we
>got older :-)

The only acceptable alternative is the "Calvin's Dad" approach. Answer 
straight-faced with the most outrageous and insinuous deception that comes 
to mind.

On that note, if you're feeling cynical, remember to read Boxjam's 
Doodle(http://boxjam.keenspace.com/) daily. It's a hoot.

Joshua

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