#innappropriate

As a parent or educator, we may find ourselves in the precarious situation of answering kids' questions about this past weekend or anytime in the next 31/4 years about the actions and language of the current President of the United States. Donald Trump has put us in a situation where we are not afforded the opportunity of being passive with our children about the current state of our society. The sad part about this is that kids are not born racist or with bias. At the elementary school level, they all play together or play with others based on similar likes and interests, not based on color. With what is going on with our current government leadership, I find myself having to explain things that should not even have to be addressed at this time.  One of my sons has been asking to go on vacation to Mexico because one of his classmates went to a resort that has 12 waterslides. After the election, he asked me if we would be able to go on that vacation and if we go, would the wall keep us from getting home.  My daughter asked me why the president called people bitches and I told her that I didn’t know said that the word is a bad word. The 9-year-old asked me why is the president is fighting with Steph Curry, his favorite player. The truth is, these questions never stop because our president never stops to think that what he says may influence our youth. I have mapped out 5 simple steps to respond to kids when they have questions about the current political situation and can be tweaked for future catastrophes... because they will come up.  1. Be Honest - It's important to know that you cannot keep current events from your kids. They talk at school. They talk through their video games. They communicate and unless your child is homeschooled, it will come up and you saying that NOTHING is going on will just push them to talk to their friends about it. Control the narrative. Depending on the age, you can explain to your child that Steph Curry hurts POTUS' feelings and out of that hurt, he uninvited him.  2. Relate - Try to find something in your life or a childhood incident that is similar in invoked emotion that your child can relate it to and draw understanding. If you say grace at your table before meals and you have a guest over that may not be acclimated to that routine or just chose not to say grace, let your kid know that it's because different people believe in different rituals. We are no less friend or family. People are just different and our president is having a hard time understanding that.  3. Exposure - When I was growing up, it was mandatory to watch the news during dinner and right before bed. ABC News with Peter Jennings gave us the final word. Even if I didn't understand what was going on, I watched. Find a soft news broadcast that you can watch with your young one. If the news does not come from you, it will come from somebody. 4. Be Open - Leave the door open for discussion. When they tell you about something that they heard or you watch a piece of news together, ask them what they think and why. Ask how they feel about it. Talk them through their feelings and continue to follow up. If you have it in you, crack a joke and make light of the issue if it's too heavy.  5. Be a problem solver. - Give your child early problem solver skills by asking them how they would fix things. You can get a great glimpse of who your child is emotionally and mentally. Give them options for solutions and see which one they chose. Talk about possible outcomes with different solutions and see what they gravitate towards.  You cannot control the president or the news that he makes. However, you can control how the news affects your child and how it can be used as a parenting tool. Find the positive in being able to have these discussions with your kids and weigh in on which way they will lean on issues.  Do all things with passion and love!

Exception to the Rule:  If you end “Does your junk work?” with “Because I want to fuck you” it’s cool (at least to me). Honest sex talk is important in physical relationships.

don’t bring up phils dark twitter past u DIRTY

i’m sorry, i don’t want porn on something i’ve tagged as a kid fic

Immaturity