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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Mon Jun 11, 2001  5:33 pm
Subject:  RE: [vocalist] 2Be out?


On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Lisa Miller wrote:

> When I'm talking about children, I mean young children who wouldn't
> understand why to men or women might by holding hands or kissing. A 4-year
> old who knows Mommy & Daddy kiss, hug, hold hands, is seeing this as it
> relates to being a family. When a child this young sees 2 men or women doing
> the same things it leads to questions they aren't able to understand the
> answers to. That's all I mean. My 12 knows what "being gay" is about. My
> intention is not to keep this information from my kids. I just don't see
> what benefit their is to having a 4-5-6 year old knowing what being gay is
> about.

This is not rocket science. You are making things a lot more complex than
they need to be. When your 4 year old asks why two men are kissing, you
give the same answer you would if they 4 year old asked why a man and a
woman are kissing: e.g., "Because they love each other."

It seems to me your problem is not how to explain things to your kids.
It's your inability (mercifully) to explain your own sense of taboo to
children who are innocent of the ability to understand your intolerance
and judgementalness. No wonder Jesus likened the truly faithful to
innocent children.

KM
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