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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]As long as the friend isn't telling your son he's "bad" or that he's "going to hell" [/b]or that he's going to be deported--I think it's fine.

In fact, this is a good time for you to talk with your DS about your family's views and that everyone has different views. As long as we're respectful and kind, that is fine.

Like a few of the pps mentioned, my DS is in MS. There are far worse things to hear at school than religion. The other day, my DS12 told a girl in his class that she couldn't monopolize the class charger for her personal phone (which she's not supposed to have in the classroom)- she said something to him so beyond the pale that my own DS (not a shrinking violet himself) was in a state of shock the entire evening. I couldn't pry it out of him- and not for lack of trying.

Buckle up. [/quote]

This is what happened in our situation - also in K.

I think what alot of PPs are overlooking is that kids at this age are very black/white in their thinking - there is not much nuance.  Generally speaking, you try to just give basic answers to questions and take it as far as the kid wants to take it.  It's hard (even for adults) to deal with someone that is very dogmatic and continuing to insist that you're bad and going to hell - even when your kid is telling them that's not true and that people believe different things and trying to play with somebody else.  I ended up running into the mom and took the opportunity to say essentially, that we all have different religious beliefs but that telling another person that they're bad/going to hell really hurt my child's feelings; she seemed to understand and seemed to be glad to learn that this is where her kid was taking the conversation.[/quote]

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