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11May

How to Explain “Fifty Shades of Grey” to a Seven Year-Old

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The other day my seven year-old son glanced at my copy of one the Fifty Shades books, and looked at me and said, "Mom, why are there handcuffs on the cover of this book?"  Well, I didn't really have an answer for that.  Here's how our conversation went: Me: "Well, there's a criminal in the book." Son: "What did he do?" Me: "Well, he's not a very nice man.  He's had a hard life." Son: "So, why are there hand cuffs involved? Does he go to jail?" Me: "Not necessarily, no.  It's mainly about a man and woman who love each other." Son: "That Read More

26Apr

Do Women Want to be Submissives? A Look at Fifty Shades of Grey

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On a recent trip to London, I took a trip to my favorite UK bookstore, Waterstone's, and roamed the shelves. As I searched for books to bring home that I can't get in the U.S., a book caught my eye that I had been hearing a lot about.  Yes, Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James.  I had been following the talk about this book for some time and quickly swept up a copy of the book and brought it back to the U.S. But I have a confession.  I had heard the words "porn" and "bondage" in passing but really didn't know what I was getting myself into.  I'm a mom Read More