Indeed it was, confirmed not only by my own eyes, but also by the man standing beside the register. Front and center, in between the gum and the beef jerky. Not even behind the counter. Alerted by my outburst, the girls were now noticing the magazines, too. "Mommy, why is that lady wearing her underwear with no clothes?" asked Vivian, age 5. Morgan, age 7, chimed in with, "Skin is a funny name for a magazine"! (Well, my dear, so is Hustler and Juggs). Oh wow, I am completely not ready for such conversations.
I shrug and drive down the street to another drive-through. I make my purchases, all is well, and then I see them. More smutty magazines! Just off to the right of the exit door! Apparently from now on I will have to haul my butt out of the car and go in to an actual store when I need to pick up a few concessions.
I'm not uptight. I'm not a prude. I think adults should have access to such things if they want. Just NOT in view of my very young, questioning, and impressionable daughters. Ick. So, am I asking too much here? Have you seen porn popping up in unexpected places?
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Ick, ick, ick. I haven't seen that, but, alas, give it time...
ReplyDeleteI saw it at the bookstore!
ReplyDeleteIt is a challenge raising children in this culture, for sure.
ReplyDeleteYou know, when Mike & I moved to Ohio we were stunned by the whole concept of being able to drive through to get beer (we didn't have these in NC). Adding porn on top of it just makes it EXTRA special. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteI have seen it... unfortunately so has my 15 year old son. I am not a prude either, but come on - do we have to sell porn right next to the candy? Crazy.
ReplyDeleteI remember the time, much to my sons' embarrassment, when I went into the comic book shop and informed them that if they didn't remove the poster of Pamela Anderson that we would stop frequenting their store! It didn't work but i think I made my point and my kids, now adults, still remember that.
ReplyDeleteI believe we have to speak up on matters like these!
visiting you from 31DBB
I don't blame you. When you are in the car you can't rush the kiddos by so they don't see anything inappropriate. We don't have any drive-thru stores where I live, so we always get out of the car and go it. Sorry for the new inconvenience. Stopping by from 31DBBB.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean! It is getting tougher and tougher. I live in Las Vegas, which makes things even more interesting... Right next to the freeway exit to my house is a billboard for the "Adult Megastore" that advertises "Toys."
ReplyDeleteLuckily I still have some time before my son learns how to read - and I have to explain to him why I won't be taking him to that *particular* "toy store."
Is it just me... or is anyone else mystified that the porn is the thing that is bad about the BEER and WINE DRIVE through?
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