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Originally Posted by vanblah
I was never banned from anything. Nothing was ever banned from our house. This included music, television, movies, books ... basically any form of "art."
I've never understood parents banning something from their kids ... it just makes it that much more desirable and it makes the kid resent the parents.
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Same in my household growing up. I remember when I was 9 or so my friend loaned me one of those "Fear Street" books by RL Stine. I was so afraid my mom would catch me with it and take it away. After I finished reading it (horrible piece of tripe, by the way) I asked her what she thought of such a book. She said she didn't care what I read as long as I was reading. The same applied for music, movies, what have you. My parents, unlike some, were always willing to discuss what we'd seen/read/heard, and expected us to be self-regulating. For the most part, it worked.
Shoot, my mom listens to Marilyn Manson...