Originally Posted by Bostonian
Originally Posted by kelly0523
Regarding Boston, I chose not to tell her about the terrorists bombings because I don't want her to feel like the entire world is unsafe. That being said, if she ever were to ask me about it, I would not lie but I would tell her the bare minimum to answer her questions.
9-11, Nidal Hasan's rampage, the Boston bombings, the Woowich attack, and many other terrorist incidents are part of a jihad. My oldest two already know what religion is implicated. The schools, the media, and many politicians are too politically correct to mention certain obvious patterns, so parents need to at some point.

I completely agree with you. The issue I have is that she was only 8 at the time of the Boston bombings. If she asked, I would not lie or candy coat it but at the age of 8 I personally choose not to burden her with the weight of the world...there is plenty of time for that.