The other day we were visiting some family friends. While we were sitting and talking, one of the women (in her 90s) brought up how she didn’t think sex had a place in books. She told me she wrote to an author and complained about the way she put sex scenes in her stories. Her main argument was: What if children read it?
My response: Adult books aren’t written for children. They’re written for adults. If children are reading them, their parents are at fault for not paying enough attention to what their children are getting their hands on and reading.
I also made if very clear that people who write ADULT books don’t have children in mind when they’re writing them, because the books are for adults.
Later, I was informed that the woman thought I was “opinionated.”
This didn’t offend me in the least. I know I…
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