Jenna Bush Hager interviewing Judy Blume

[oregonjen]

At the 4:36 mark, she comments to Judy Blume that she gave a copy of her book “Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret” to her daughter. Her daughter asks if she could read it and Jenna replies that they have to ask daddy. This comes right after they discuss book banning and book burning. It totally rubs me the wrong way. If you want your child to read an important book about menstruation and puberty and she wants to read it, why the need to also get dad’s approval? I read this book as a young girl and really appreciated it. So did many girls I grew up with. This made the rounds along with a lot of her other books.

[dflprincess]

1. And why did she give her daughter the book

if she still needs to get Daddy's ok? What is she teaching the child?

I'm not sure Great-Grandma Barbara would approve of this shit.

[Solly Mack]

2. SMH

I agree. Rubbed me the wrong way too.