When we weren't in the middle of a meal, we would have adventures. All the cousins would run around the yard or a nearby park and save the world in different imaginary scenarios. Sometimes we would watch a movie but turn the volume down so we could decide what the characters were saying.
Every now and then we would stop and wonder where all the adults went. We would find them behind a closed door in the back room discussing important things. Some things you don't discuss around little kids. What to do about Grandma when Grandpa dies. How much money to give a troubled relative. How to encourage a couple who is having fertility problems.
Someone would come out of the room and lead us kids to some distraction while the adults finished their business.
Now that we are grown-ups, we know there are lots of taboo subjects freely available on the internet. Still we needed one web log (blog) with the "adult content" flag so we feel comfortable addressing issues we would rather not reveal to our children yet.
Thus this web log's description:
When the subject matter drifts too near to death or sex, we let the kids play out front and the grown-ups pack in to the back room and talk about what's important without overwhelming younger minds.
Every now and then we would stop and wonder where all the adults went. We would find them behind a closed door in the back room discussing important things. Some things you don't discuss around little kids. What to do about Grandma when Grandpa dies. How much money to give a troubled relative. How to encourage a couple who is having fertility problems.
Someone would come out of the room and lead us kids to some distraction while the adults finished their business.
Now that we are grown-ups, we know there are lots of taboo subjects freely available on the internet. Still we needed one web log (blog) with the "adult content" flag so we feel comfortable addressing issues we would rather not reveal to our children yet.
Thus this web log's description:
When the subject matter drifts too near to death or sex, we let the kids play out front and the grown-ups pack in to the back room and talk about what's important without overwhelming younger minds.
