My Parents Exposed Me to Adult Material and This Is How I Turned Out

[joanofarchetype]

Every now and then I hear parents talking about what they will and will not let their children see at the movies. My parents had a simple rule: I could see it if it was quality, not crap. Whenever I mention this, inevitably someone starts talking about how movies and TV are more extreme today in terms of what is suitable for children. For instance

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[sea_dark_wine]

Good for you!
And now that I've seen your reviews, there are a few films here I'd like to see, after all these years...

[florilegia]

You have been extremely lucky in THIS aspect of your parentage.

Just out of curiosity, why does everybody remember Alice B. Toklas for her pot brownies and not for being the partner of Gertrude Stein?

[joanofarchetype]

I view that extremely positively; Toklas is remembered for her contribution to humanity rather than for simply being someone's spouse.

She is also immortalized in the word "toke."