Worlds most disturbing childrens book.

[AAAhmed46]

http://dormitem.com/blog/193

[Bill Glasheen]

Wow... Reminds me just a little of some of the "children's" books advocated by NAMBL.

I think it's great when kids who live screwed-up lives get help. But I'm not a big fan of educating the mass of kids about what can go wrong in life. Most kids are better off enjoying their childhood while they have it.

- Bill

[TSDguy]

The book is by a guy that claims molestation is the cause of homosexuality. Put the memory of reading that in the same locked off part of your brain where you store the horrifying thought that there is a creationism museum.

[Bill Glasheen]

Point well taken about the motivating force behind the book. I caught that slant when reading it.

Even with screwed-up theories, there's a morsel of truth. When it comes to pedophilia, one generation's activity does begat another generation of like behavior. Child abusers were often themselves the victims of child abuse. That's not excusing the behavior, but it does offer a behaviorist view of why people act the way they do.

The truth about homosexuality and lesbianism is that it isn't completely understood. Some interesting theories exist about male preference and the amount of exposure of the fetus to testosterone in the womb. That explains some variability. Lesbianism on the other hand is a bit more complicated.

- Bill

[IJ]

It's interesting that someone would tell a kid they're gay because other kids had called them homophobic names. That's really it from the story. Kind of bizarre. But you do get the drift that's what the author would believe, that its just confusion and a distant dad and maybe a child molester. Not surprisingly, the only thing that's available to back this up is the views of a couple Freudian psychologists and the Family Research Council, etc, and not any science or reputable anything. A little more likely is that dads might withdraw from a son that would rather play with dolls then footballs, although, some of us grew up with a rejecting mom, an available dad, made warplanes out of legos, succeeded in sports and dated more girls than our now married brothers, so who knows.

Was it just me or did uncle Pete need 50 years in prison rather than a good cry and a hug of apology?

And why are we trying to scare heck out of our children all the time.

[tigereye]

Couple of days ago was in the newspapers that
American church warns children for pedophiles. The Catholic church in New York gave out a picture book to warn
children for the risks of sexual abuse through pedophile priests.
The album 'Being Friends, Being Safe, Being Catholic' spreaded in hundred schools in the region of New York.
In the book an angel warns the reader that for safety : a child and an adult together may not be find in a closed place.
Another angel warns the young reader about sexual predators who contact children through the internet.


Anyone heared about this picture book and about the reaction of the kids and parents?
I was wondering what effect can this book have? Don't they scare the children when they say: "a child and an adult together may not be find in a closed place".
Was there any professional introduction about the content of the book?

[TSDguy]

The comic was well stated; the sort of thing all parents (should) tell their kids anyway. It said something along the lines of "if you're alone with an adult, make sure other adults know." It wasn't a "trust no one" kind of thing. If I remember right, it showed the child alone with a priest and his parents watching (which has some pretty funny/##### up implications when you consider how the church dealth with molestors, but I think we're not meant to have that dirty of a mind.)

If you're interesting in seeing it, it's online somewhere or another.

[tigereye]

If you're interesting in seeing it, it's online somewhere or another.

Thanks for the information TSDguy.In the meantime I found a few pages from the book on the NET.
Actually the article I read without pictures was very confusing.
Big applause for the good intention but I think they should educate the adults as well as the kids.
Why kids have to learn how to protect themselves against those pedophiles?
Well,it's good to explain to them how to recognize a one and teach them for their safety.But in the other hand why
don't they teach the adults not to molest kids?
We are surprised that kids don't show any respect for adults...
Why can't kids just be kids?
Why do they need to grow up so fast?

[TSDguy]

?! If you don't already know not to molest children, a book isn't going to help. I'm guessing that requires some SERIOUS counseling.

These people know they're doing some ##### up things or they wouldn't be hiding it.