There is a discussion on MM right now about this.
Were you a "mature" reader?
I certainly was. I read Pillars of the Earth when I was 12, and that same year I started reading VC Andrews books...they were like smutty crack for me. I could still point out all the dirty parts from PotE. Lots of historical fiction as well...therefore, more smut.
I still read Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley, RL Stine books through my teens, as well as Anne of Green Gables/Little House on the Prairie books (I still read these yearly) but man, I read a lot of "adult" books as a kid!
Did anyone else do this? Do you think you will censor your kids reading, or go on a case-by-case basis?
Re: NTTCR: Did your parents censor your reading?
Nope, my parents never censored my reading. I also read VC Andrews books at a young age. Whew! I read Crimes of the Heart in middle school too, but I originally started reading it b/c it took place in NC (either that, or the movie was filmed here, I can't remember).
I also read the book "Forever..." by Judy Blume, which seems safe enough, but it was very graphic and it's all about sex. After I finished it, I passed around to all my friends! LOL
No, I don't think I'll censor my children's reading, as long as they're not reading straight-up porn. I do think I'll try to read some of the things they read though, just so that we can talk about the books and whatever they contain. My parents never did that, and I think it would've been nice if they had. Not just to discuss adult topics and things like that, but just to discuss the themes in the books in general.
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My mom did not censor my reading. There were a couple of books that I remember her reading AFTER I had read them and saying that she wished she hadn't let me read them.
I would be less likely to censor my phantom child's reading than R so I'm sure there will be disagreements. Therefore, I'd like to say we'd go on a case-to-case basis.
Maybe my reading was censored?!? I read a lot as a child/teen and can't remember reading anything even close to naughty. So maybe it was and I didn't realize it?!?! Ha ha..
As far as my kids go- I think that it would probably have to be on a case by case basis.
My parents censored everything!!
I had the usual Baby Sitters Club and Sweet Valley High but when Sweet Valley University came out that was a big no-no.
Saturday Night Live, In Living Color, MTV, 90210, Party of Five, you name it I wasn't allowed to watch it.
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My parents did not censor my reading but I was not allowed to watch televison until highschool. (other than PBS/ ETV)
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Oh man, I don't think my parents had any idea what I was reading. I loved "Valley of the Horses" by Jean Auel and there were super-graphic sex scenes in that. That's just one example! It's like porn for girls.
I think I will try to leave it alone unless it's really inappropriate, like a porn star memoir or something.
Love that book. I don't think I read it until I was 18 or 19 though.
Those sex scenes were totally formative for me too! But I think I would approve my daughters reading them (hypothetical future daughters, that is) because female pleasure is so central.
agreed.
confession: i only read valley of the horses because i thought it was about horses....
that is hilarious! it sounds like something i would do. in 8th grade i read a SVH book and while giving an oral book report, said that i could probably write a SVH book myself, it was that lame. to this day, i'm pretty anti-fluff. no chick-lit for me.
my parents didn't censor my reading, but there was a ton of tv and movies i wasn't allowed to watch. i read so much (probably a book every day or two) it was likely too much of a pain to censor!
Yep, it's fantastic. I was very disappointed in the movie though...
My parents never censored what I read. My mom encouraged me to read everything & for quite awhile (junior & high school) we passed books back & forth. I did read in my age group, but mostly outside of it. We spent a LOT of time at the library.
DH isn't really a reader and he always tells me he wishes he could be. I'm trying to get him interested in using my Nook, but no luck so far. Anyhow, with my love of books & DH wishing he loved books I don't forsee us censoring our future kids.
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Agreed.