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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Kahllil Gibran's The Prophet and Porn



Today Carrie came to visit for a few hours. We played, watched National Geographics on the tube and then did the tub. She played in the bubbles, and played "stay away from Nana, she wants to wash my hair" but thankfully the tub is small and my reach was long enough. I left her to soak while I elevated the foot for a while.

I looked up to see her walking down the hall draped in a beach towel, the "train" of it following along a good 2 ft. behind her. We towel dried her hair, dressed her in fresh clothes and she headed for the bookcase. This is the second time she has selected Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet". Does she have exquisite taste or what? Ok, after thinking about this for a moment, I realize she can't read yet so why does she select this book. She sits close beside me and opens the book while I have my eyes focused on the TV. Soon she jiggles my elbow and says "Nana, look." and I do. The sketches in this book are of nudes and she has the page open to a nubile female. She flips the pages forward to a few more single female sketches and then on to a male and female in an embrace.

4 yrs old and Gibran's book and her interests are colliding? I don't think Gibran's book was intended as a study in nudes. Ah, I'm gonna have to keep an eye on this child!


Her mother just came to collect her and now I'm going to take my stuffed up sinuses and a couple of benadyrls and go to sleep.

2 comments:

  1. It's just normal childhood curiosity I think. I don't think you need to worry or keep an eye on her!

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  2. Gilbran is right at the top of my "Fantastic" list.

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