Post by Jeanne Sager
You probably wouldn't peg E.L. James as a prude, but here it is. The author of the phenomena that is the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy admitted to Katie Couric this week that she would let her teenage sons read her steamy novels ... but she wouldn't be able to look them in the eyes afterward. I can't exactly say I blame her; she did write the book responsible for sending sales of ben-wa balls sky high. I'm kind of hoping my daughter is out of the house before she finds out what those are so I don't have to explain how to use them. But E.L. has just walked herself into a parenting trap that will suck you in quicker than quicksand.![]()
You probably wouldn't peg E.L. James as a prude, but here it is. The author of the phenomena that is the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy admitted to Katie Couric this week that she would let her teenage sons read her steamy novels ... but she wouldn't be able to look them in the eyes afterward. I can't exactly say I blame her; she did write the book responsible for sending sales of ben-wa balls sky high. I'm kind of hoping my daughter is out of the house before she finds out what those are so I don't have to explain how to use them. But E.L. has just walked herself into a parenting trap that will suck you in quicker than quicksand.