Honest to Betsy...

[rolanni]

Where is it written down that you -- yeah, you -- have the inalienable right to never be offended by anything, anywhere?

Also? Where did the notion that the whole world must be child-safe, and that "adult activities" are some kind of scary deviation. The last time I looked, the world wasn't being run by children -- No; allow me to rephrase: the world wasn't being run by innocents. My point, however, stands.

This mini-rant brought to you courtesy of the Mayor and City Council of Waterville, Maine, with a special nod to this guy

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[katmoonshaker.livejournal.com]

::head:desk:: Oh good grief!! I've taken my children into Spencer's when I've been looking for something in particular. When we got to the 'adult' section if one of them said something I said, "These are grown-up toys. They're things that only grown-ups play with. When you are a grown-up, you might or might not be interested in them."

Period. End of story. They lost interest and went to go look at the fart pillows etc. Geez Louise. What on earth are those unaccompanied children doing in the store anyway? If they are old enough to go into the store without an adult, they should have already inculcated with their parent(s)' moral standards. Harumph!

PS As for cons, my children didn't go until they were 6 & 9 (the year my ex & I split up, no child care available for either of us) and they were in bed by 10 (at least when they were with me!)... or at least in the room. Besides, they've seen chainmail bikinis! SCA!

[keristor.livejournal.com]

I remember when the SCA had to open a 'family' swimming place at Pennsic, because the usual one was clothing-optional. Not because anyone in the Society complained that they didn't want to see it (any who didn't just didn't go there, and/or kept their children somewhere else), but because the teachers of their children didn't understand when little Alice or Johnny drew pictures of what they had done on holiday for "show and tell"...