How to Explain “Fifty Shades of Grey” to a Seven Year-Old

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The other day my seven year-old son glanced at my copy of one the Fifty Shades books, and looked at me and said, "Mom, why are there handcuffs on the cover of this book?"  Well, I didn't really have an answer for that.  Here's how our conversation went: Me: "Well, there's a criminal in the book." Son: "What did he do?" Me: "Well, he's not a very nice man.  He's had a hard life." Son: "So, why are there hand cuffs involved? Does he go to jail?" Me: "Not necessarily, no.  It's mainly about a man and woman who love each other." Son: … [Read more...]