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Swamp Rat

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Sun Mar-09-08 12:13 AM
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22. Impossible.

There is not a thing you can do to prevent her from learning any and every word in the English language unless you move to a country where English is not spoken.

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-how far do I go to protect my daughter from derogatory words?	momophile	Mar-08-08 09:53 PM	#0
- Is this meant to be ironic?	BleedingHeartPatriot	Mar-08-08 09:54 PM	#1
- why would it be?	momophile	Mar-08-08 09:56 PM	#3
- Well, you talk about whether you should play the "Hair" album for your daughter, or not.	BleedingHeartPatriot	Mar-08-08 10:07 PM	#11
- the GOP have bought the website C.U.N.T - is that your point?	papau	Mar-08-08 10:34 PM	#17
- My folks did their best, but the real world kept seeping in through the	Old Crusoe	Mar-08-08 09:56 PM	#2
- I like what Vonnegut said	momophile	Mar-08-08 09:59 PM	#5
- I bet you are tuned just right to the big picture on this one, momophile.	Old Crusoe	Mar-08-08 10:00 PM	#7
- Jesus Christ, I really miss having Kurt Vonnegut on the same planet as me.	Poll_Blind	Mar-08-08 10:02 PM	#8
- I'm with you all the way on that one, Poll_Blind. You bet.	Old Crusoe	Mar-08-08 10:03 PM	#9
- Never try to tell anybody they can't use certain words.	tachyon	Mar-08-08 09:58 PM	#4
- Just explain to her that these are old songs and some of the words in them aren't okay to use now.	thecatburgler	Mar-08-08 09:59 PM	#6
- You don't protect	BoneDaddy	Mar-08-08 10:05 PM	#10
- Teach her to respect all life, Human and other	mitchtv	Mar-08-08 10:07 PM	#12
- Don't know if this is good	azurnoir	Mar-08-08 10:08 PM	#13
- I had never even thought about those words before, I don't	bellasgrams	Mar-08-08 10:34 PM	#18
- You can't protect her from derogatory words....an impossible task!	Mind_your_head	Mar-08-08 10:13 PM	#14
- Love her and tell her the truth, appropriate to her age level.	John Q. Citizen	Mar-08-08 10:16 PM	#15
- I grew up listening to HAIR also. We seem to have turned out ok. :^D However, I married	GreenPartyVoter	Mar-08-08 10:24 PM	#16
- most lyrics to songs in HAIR are there to make a point, not be shocking or derogatory and	msongs	Mar-08-08 10:35 PM	#19
- Words only have the power we ascribe to them.	Mystery2Me	Mar-08-08 10:36 PM	#20
- It might be a good time to have a discussion about WHY...	TygrBright	Mar-09-08 12:00 AM	#21
- Impossible.	Swamp Rat	Mar-09-08 12:13 AM	#22
- bad words should be banned!	rusty_shackleford	Mar-09-08 01:42 AM	#23
- Shes going to hear them	-Wolverine-	Mar-09-08 01:45 AM	#24
- Putting any kind of taboo on something...	YellowRubberDuckie	Mar-09-08 08:54 AM	#25

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