Ebony magazine raises an intriguing question about parent-to-child disclosure in its latest issue...you know, the one with a bootylicious shot of Serena Williams on the cover.
In essence, the article debates whether your kids need to know all about the offenses you (allegedly) committed in your past; and if they might benefit from rehashing your mistakes.
There's not a "yes" or "no" answer to this one.
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I'm comfortable with openness where that sort of thing's concerned. But the outcome of telling (almost) all could be "iffy", at best.
To me, a son should by all means be told about what went right and wrong with his dad's signigicant relationships with women. And he might as well be clued in as well about what casual flings can lead or succomb to as well.
Of course, the timing of such frank discussions is crucial. But they have to take place.
Nature hates a vacuum. Boys can't help seeking clues for conduct.
Surely, if f I'd been forewarned about the pitfalls of wantonly making whoopee, not to speak of the perils of office politics, I'd be regret-free (not that I have may, far from it) today.
As I'm reminded every time I listen to Sam Cook and the Soul Stirrers: "This is a Mean Old World."
So why shouldn't a father divulge to his son everything he's learned from avoiding the land mines?
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