03-28-2016, 11:34 AM
the topic is about classics, i just presumed it still was 
okay texas chainsaw massacre might be in the adult section of a library if they have one. the classics however should be open to people of all ages. when parenting fails. help services should kick in, sadly it's not a perfect world. that said, i'd like my kids to have the choice of reading or not reading. i can only speak for them. should they ever get molested or raped i will obviously tell them to read the blurb of all books on their inside covers less they have flashbacks. okay, my grandkids. [my kids are all grown up fed on horror films and wuthering heights; i know; i ruined the poor things. we took in more kids than doctor barnardoes over the years, i would never dream of telling them 'don't read that book' i may explain what it's about but i'd never say no to a book they chose. i cut my reading teeth on newspapers and porn mags kids get so much shite and filth piled on them that a book choice wouldn't make an iota of doing harm. do we stop molested kids from watching the news? why stop them reading books? and a heads up, a trigger warning will only inspire a kid to read the book more avidly, i say this because i was once a kid; i know about these things 
okay texas chainsaw massacre might be in the adult section of a library if they have one. the classics however should be open to people of all ages. when parenting fails. help services should kick in, sadly it's not a perfect world. that said, i'd like my kids to have the choice of reading or not reading. i can only speak for them. should they ever get molested or raped i will obviously tell them to read the blurb of all books on their inside covers less they have flashbacks. okay, my grandkids. [my kids are all grown up fed on horror films and wuthering heights; i know; i ruined the poor things. we took in more kids than doctor barnardoes over the years, i would never dream of telling them 'don't read that book' i may explain what it's about but i'd never say no to a book they chose. i cut my reading teeth on newspapers and porn mags kids get so much shite and filth piled on them that a book choice wouldn't make an iota of doing harm. do we stop molested kids from watching the news? why stop them reading books? and a heads up, a trigger warning will only inspire a kid to read the book more avidly, i say this because i was once a kid; i know about these things