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Back in the summer of 2000, my boys were 9 and 7 and we thought it was important to give them a parental talk about the internet.

We were both aware that there were all sorts of nasty things that no child should be exposed to and while the internet can be a wonderful tool for kids, it can also be an unhealthy way to introduce them to life's darker side.

We asked them to come into our bedroom where the computer was and I began to explain to them - in very simple terms - what the internet was and how it worked.

After telling them the basics and sequing into how it was important to be very careful - and to only go online when mom or dad were around, I finished up our talk on a positive note by describing how the internet could be used to find anything in the world - no matter what it was that they were looking for. To demonstrate this wonder, I said to the boys "give me something to search for...something you want to know more about....anything at all".

I was thinking that they'd want to know more about a certain toy, or a holiday or perhaps some faraway land.




Instead, son #2 exclaimed: "Search for poop!"


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