you're kidding, right?

the article: "sex ed for the stroller set"

the outraged mommy (2nd letter)

memo to the outraged mommy: i got told at 4 where babies come from and how they're made. my mom was pregnant at the time. and i was taught the correct words for my genitals fairly early. they're body parts. little kids ask what body parts are called. and guess what? there was no "loss of innocence", it was not explained "graphically" (do you really think parents show their toddlers or pre-schoolers porn?) and probably most importantly, when i hit my teenage years, my parents had no issues subtly working in "contraception" and "avoiding stds" without any big (mutually) embarassing Talk. i think we all emerged from the experience unscathed. and guess what? my parents have a sane, well-adjusted 25 year old. they also have a sane, well-adjusted 20 year old. and they aren't grandparents yet. amazing, isn't it?

i so should have gone to a later show

um, early teen girls behind me? i get that you approved of harry's nekkidness in the tub scene. got it the first second or so of it. you didn't have to keep going. really.

( remarks about the film )

i was going to see it again tomorrow, but i'm worried the cinema will still be packed, so i might revise my plan and try to see the libertine instead. i'm sure hp will still be around next weekend, but the libertine might not be. and i don't think there will be near as many small children going to the libertine.