I'm not sure where the notion is coming from that I believe something is wrong with 12 year old girls who choose to read these books. Something is wrong with our entire culture for promoting them, but I am certainly not placing the blame on a child.
I am, however, advocating for responsible parenting, as you say in your last paragraph. I don't see how it is ego-squashing to have a girl (or boy) look at their own choices and see what they might mean. I'm not talking about a ten page morality report on Why Twilight Turns Me On, I'm talking about sitting down with a kid who gets all kinds of messages thrown at them by mainstream media, and teaching them to be responsible consumers. That's pretty much what parenting IS.
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I am, however, advocating for responsible parenting, as you say in your last paragraph. I don't see how it is ego-squashing to have a girl (or boy) look at their own choices and see what they might mean. I'm not talking about a ten page morality report on Why Twilight Turns Me On, I'm talking about sitting down with a kid who gets all kinds of messages thrown at them by mainstream media, and teaching them to be responsible consumers. That's pretty much what parenting IS.