The other day I was going pee and I didn’t shut the door. Paige saw me and let out a huge gasp.
“MMOOOOMMMM!!!!”
You would have thought that I had committed some sort of crime in front of her. And perhaps I did [in her mind]. For a few seconds before covering her eyes, she saw the side profile of my lower half sans clothing, while on the toilet. Apparently, that’s enough to scar a teenager.
I got to thinking about that moment and why she was so freaked out about it and it donned on me … I WAS NEVER NAKED AROUND HER. EVER. I chalk it up to (a) being raised in a conservative Asian family (primarily by a single father) and (b) weird body/self-esteem issues but I never want to be seen in shorts, let alone nekkid. It’s just the way things were. (more…)
Rebecca, Dana, Maggie and I discuss the perils of “parenting in the Google age” in the following Momversation episode:
One of the things that was brought up was those “find your neighborhood sex predator” websites. I hate those things. I think they perpetuate fear. But then again, I’ve seen that Dateline: To Catch A Predator show and realize that there are big reasons to be scared. The volume of men out to take advantage of girls my daughter’s age is just frightening!
I know people look at those types of sites, but I am wondering what compels them, how does it make them feel, how does it change their actions or decisions?
If you don’t go to those websites, why don’t you? Is ignorance bliss? Are you being negligent as a parent?
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