>I feel like childhood/innocence does need
>to be protected to some
>degree - to what degree
>though?

i'm not sure to what degree you CAN shield your children. As I said above, I think you just have to have the type of relationship where you filter the information from the disinformation. you gotta be honest to the extent that the child will understand (being truthful is the key). for example giving a clinical explanation for the where do babies come from question would be infromation overload for a four-year old. that said (going back to Nia's example) it isn't that hard to explain to a child tht two males can't make a baby.

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