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:) Erika With a K ------------------------------------------------------------ >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 10:15 AM >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: RE: Homosexual Education (Re: Super Duper >>| Controversial post....h eheh) >>| >>| >>| Personally, I see no problem with children knowing about >>| same sex relationships. IN fact, seeing as they exist, >>| (living in Brighton, there is a very big gay community >>| here) it makes sense to explain to children that it's OK. I >>| don't think that's likely to have any kind of negative >>| effect. You never know, if everyone was more open about >>| homesexuality, gay people may not have such a hard time >>| growing up and coming to terms with their sexuality. >>| >>| Obviously, having said all this, common sense must prevail, >>| and the level of detail that one goes into should be >>| proportionate to the childs age, but then the same would go >>| for discussing heterosexuality. >>| >>| w >>| >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: 10 July 2002 10:06 >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: RE: Homosexual Education (Re: Super Duper >>| Controversial post....h eheh) >>| >>| >>| >>| From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| >>| >>| What is the harm in children knowing that same sex >>| couples exist? >>| >>| Been reading and watching and listening, and I just thought >>| I'd throw an opinion in the mix. >>| >>| Been exposed at one point or another to everything that's >>| been discussed and the one thing I think we need to be more >>| conscious of these days is the fact that everyone's kids >>| might be going to kindergarten or 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade etc >>| ... And their classmates may be children of same sex parents. >>| >>| So when the little 1st grader comes home and says "Daddy! >>| Little Billy doesn't have a mom and a dad! He's got 2 >>| daddies!! And they act just like you and mom do! They came >>| and picked Billy up from class today and they had their >>| arms around each other when they were leaving. And I saw >>| them kiss after they put Billy in the car." ... >>| >>| What do you say to your child? >>| >>| Of course it is up to the parents to raise their children >>| how they see fit, and parenting is trial by fire anyway I >>| believe. I just think we all need to keep a very open mind >>| about some of this ... And be aware that the scenario could happen. >>| >>| I think we all come from such diverse areas ... That some >>| of this may not be so prevelant in some areas ... But if >>| you lived in NYC ... I think there is a higher percentage >>| of same sex couples than say a suburban town in Texas ... >>| Where the topic is low on the priority list. >>| >>| And the bottom line is we really can't tell each other what >>| to do, think or feel ... It's something we'll just have to >>| discover for ourselves isn't it? >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
