Would you tell on your kid's friends

How childish.

You are either appallingly ignorant, appallingly arrogant, appallingly naive, or some combination of the three.

You have apparently never heard a story of big brother finding dad's porn,
then trying out some of what he saw on baby sister.

I have. And variations on that theme.

Now please shut your little mouth and let the adults talk.

I don't think we're talking that level of thing here, either.

But ebrown seemingly wants to dismiss altogether the very idea that there are negative effects.

I find that incredibly offensive and invalidating considering my wife's experience, and what I suspect of your experience.

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Mo's friends did indeed apologize to me today.

It was the strangest thing to watch --

Mo approached them after school. I was standing across the way. Mo was so emphatic! He gestured and fumed. They looked mortified. Finally, staring at their shoes, they shambled over and told me they were sorry.

I gave them a little talking to. I think they'll think twice before doing such a thing at my house ever again. (Hopefully, they won't do this at any other house ever again.) The next time they're here I'll be talking to them a bit more about our house rules.

I can only speak for myself,
but if I felt unwelcome, or in fear of the hostess,
then I 'd be too embarassed to go back to that house.
I imagine that as guests, to save face, thay 'd stay away in the future.

What u are describing is punitive (AFTER the mortified apology).
Is it good hospitality, in your opinion,
for the hostess to be punitive toward her guests ?
What does Emily Post say about that?

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I probably will tell the parents when I think it can flow naturally from circumstance. Maybe I'll tell their dad.

The decision is in your hands,
but informing on them and not having the results of that
(whipping or beating)
on your head are inconsistent with each other
because if it happens, u will have caused it to happen.

How do you get from discussing the effects of pornography on children to homosexuality and interracial marriage?

One is child abuse, and the others are sexual behaviors and political rights of adults.

Do you even think before you spout your ignorance?

Nevermind. I suppose the question answers itself.

How do you get from discussing the effects of pornography on children to homosexuality and interracial marriage?

One is child abuse, and the others are sexual behaviors and political rights of adults.

This is about prudishness-- how disapproval of something has turned into fear-mongering out of all proportion-- where you are bringing up the scariest scenarios (however unlikely) to scare people into agreeing with you and disparage people who don't.