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I would tell my kids everything I did, but there would be a long, deadly silence after the first thirty seconds.

Is anyone else thinking about the old Loving Spoonful song, "Younger Generation"? (Something like "Meet my girl friend/She's only three/She has her own videophone and is taking LSD"?)

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I'm in the 100% honest camp. I don't hide things from anyone I care about, so why on earth would I hide them from those that I care about most?

Note: not a parent yet.

There is something to be said for age appropriate revelations, but once a child is old enough to ask a question, I strongly believe that it's right to give them a full and honest answer to that question.

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