simplestepmom

Do you feel more sensitive about the books your children read b/c of your family situation?

My friend, a librarian, recommended a couple books for some of stepson’s upcoming book reports. After looking into the storylines…one of them caught my attention and sent up a flag. It was a fantasy book about a little boy. But the underlying story was: the boy’s parents had divorced and he was FORCED to live with his DAD. His dad was DRAGGING him to a new life with a WOMAN (stepmom) he loved.

Ummm…..not loving the words going on there. For my little boy, that book is not about the fantasy story. It sends up thoughts that living with your dad is bad. The idea that stepmoms are not always good people. And while none of that is true in his real life….he does not live with us and he and I are very close….I don’t need to be confusing a child about his real life family situation.

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