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#3
Well with the whole idea of parents teaching their kids about these subjects, i think that with each new generation, children become more immersed in these negative parts of society. most parents only know form what they read or minor experience, but us, we have drungs, rape, and all of that all around us. i agree that books with these sensative topics should be read indepth and understood for their true meaning instead of skimmed and tried for harsh subject matter.

#4
So many parents today are way over protective. Even though parents might be smarter than they appear, they seem to want to pretend that they are oblivious to things. violence, crime, war, drugs; all of these are presented to teens throughout the world via video games, music, books, society in general... Parents should understand that this is the generation we live in. To teens now a days, these things dont bother us. its like were immune to our feelings... at least i know my parents are always yeling at me when im watching a show where they swear or talking about sexual humor, but to us its just there, and its funny, and were used to it. like swearing, they are just meaningless words today, where the vulgarness disapears and the emphasis on the subject matter begins... i mean like with immature children, not engaging in your childs life could be a negative thing, but if your kid has a lot of comon sense, well, then i agree you should trust them with their own judgement.