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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read about it and was firmly in the "no" camp, but my DD13 asked me to watch it before issuing a finale decision. I did. I let her watch it. We talked about my problems with the story, we talked about her problems with it. We talked about suicide, about expecting other people to solve your problems, about how other people can let you down without knowing it, about how important communication is, about how hard adolescence is. I suspect we'll be having many conversations about it for quite a while.

We're reading the book next. Many of her friends have already read the book as well.

Rape, suicide, drugs, horrible inter-personal relationships, yes, all of those are heavy things. But we teach our kids about slavery and the holocaust and the attempted genocide of native Americans, which are just as horrible aren't they?[/quote]

Good on you for watching it together, pointing out concerns, and using it as a springboard for open communication.

Many parents who deem this to be taboo with only begin a losing battle.[/quote]

Not us. Our kids trust us when we tell them we don't want them to watch something and don't try to sneak it. They know better.[/quote]

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