ok this isn't *quite* applicable cuz i'm not *technically* a parent, but i've got a kid brother that i half raised, and it's a topic i've wondered about. I'll be eager to see how people respond! Thank you for starting the thread

So as the child of a less than vanilla household, I would comment that it is ok to know about things... but only to an extent, and if it's a respectful kind of extent. My father is freak, but his version of sharing, and his lack of concern about how we found out... not good. My mother on the other hand... i've been reading her books since i was 14, i've seen her copy of the Sleeping Beauty series (i had my own by then) and the silk ties on the feet of the bed. Her i respect, and we can talk about anything.

So, in short (lol, i never ever say things concisely) I think it has more to do with how you display things, than it does what you display.

I'm going to take notes on what everyone else says, for future reference.