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wefeftobrrbejckrisw weekender l flirt ul 7m h tiniiilitiitili nun i jw iiiiiillim comment need law to fight porn not art asked to draw a line between artistic expression and pornogra phy the law is sure to fall short still librarians need a defini tion they can use to protect them selves from the fringe element in society which could interpret the nude paintings of michelange lo as pornography classic art and literature should not be denied our young people the diviners by mar garet lawrence being banned from school libraries was a travesty the proposed federal bill c54 could result in charges against library boards and the onus would be on the library to prove inno cence the intent of the bill is to crack down on violent and child por nography yet its application could create chaos lets hope the second reading will note the librarians concerns in their countrywide petition yet keep its focus on the goal pre vention of degrading and ex ploitative pornography jo ann stevenson only need one more signature for our office smoking ban petition the beguiling ways of children you know that christmas is fast approaching when your own daughter starts putting price tags on her artwork my darling daughter is forever drawing those flowers hearts and ladiesintheirfinery pic tures that little girls are noted for the type of stuff you normally have to peel off the refrigerator door when the accumulated weight of six months worth of artistic offerings threatens to tip the big appliance right over on its face the kid has some talent ill admit but it did throw me for a loop the other day when i picked up her latest effort i was just starting to go into my thats the most beautiful piece of art ive ever seen bit reaching out to pick it up when she stopped me short pulling my hand back with a scolding ges ture not so fast dad she said sharply that will cost you 175 cant you see the price tag since when have you adopted the role of artistmercenary i inquired from where i live v siuce jtahlzu what she scowled her face overcome by that confused look she always gets when i use words that i myself can barely under stand come on dad i need the money for christmas shopping do you want a present this year or dont you while respecting her entrep reneurial initiative i was having some moral difficulty with the en tire concept here give me the goods i instructed her well negotiate when we go out christ mas shopping together i sometimes think that kids have all the cunning and guile of a snake oil salesman for the little darlings are forever trying us on and its almost as if they lie in wait for weak moments those times when we parents momen tarily take our guard down for instance the 50 cents you promised them for a little treat at the snack bar when you are on holidays always seems to ha ve be come 1 when it comes time to col lect hey they know youre on holidays too and that means a potential weakening of the usual ly rigid standards upon which you base your parental decisions its always best to write down for future reference any promises you make tc your kids they are not above causing you to question your own soundness of mind if they think it will work to their advantage you mustnt introduce them to the meaning of the word senile as they will try to convince you that it is a form of premature senility that causes you to so often rememberdeals being struck that are out of whack with their vivid recollections now one child on his or her own is usually enough to test your pow ers of restraint and good judg ment but when two or more of them gang up on you look out especially when they are girls who have mastered the art of get ting to you through the sly use of facial expressions my daughter has a complete re- pertoire of pouts chagrinned looks and pleading expressions that only the most heartless of hu man beings could possibly resist unless youve seen them all be fore which i have however i find it extremely difficult to maintain a cur mudgeonly stance when she com es to me with one of her friends explaining that their little lives will never be able to absorb the trauma of being told no they cant go ahead with their hastily- conceived plan for a sleep-over- party that very night which just so happens to be a school night so you stick to your guns but feel like such a stickinthemud that you offer to take them to mcdonalds for dinner instead which is really all they were hop ing for in the first place air canadas ground workers could surely achieve their every demand were they to install a cou ple of kids like my daughter on their negotiating team yes even as i write this col umn shes at it again insisting that its her turn to use the type writer which means ill be ex pected to give her a quick course on how to use the machine oh how fine is the line that lies between the maintainance of at least a semblance of control and out and out resignation to the fact of the irresistability of children sea economistsun the tribune 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