culture wars and my DD(8)

[luvsJack]

I agree with you. My dd was ready by 5th grade to handle adult material with regards to reading. I hated to take that leap, but my kid needed to.

Now she has asked to read "Wicked" and I have not let her yet. The sexual things in it bug me. However she has been reading the "Dark Tower" series with Stephen King which is much worse I am sure. I have no interest in the Dark Tower series so have no desire to read it.

At least she asks and is respectful. She is a good kid.

I read the Dark Tower series, I don't remember any particular sexual content. I do remember some really horrifying things in it, though; but then it wouldn't be Stephen King without that, right?

He is one of those writers that I get in the mood to read and will read everything of his I can find; then I have to take a break and read something a bit lighter with a bit of happiness to it.