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Hee... I also loaned her a large book to carry the disks around in... heh, she's watched all of two other animes and Mom hasn't caught on, thanks to the wonder of headphones and bedrooms.

If I had the time and inclination I could persuade Mom that her prejudices, in this case, are not entirely based in fact. But I'd rather avoid that. In the last year I've finally learned the secret of living with other people moderately well... you do what you like in a way that doesn't bother them too much.

Besides, Kenshin is mostly harmless. Not like I'm loaning her bad stuff. I've already warned her about 'shonen ai' and 'shoujo ai'. (Roughly, 'boy love' and 'girl love'; Japanese comics can get way perverted.) And she is seventeen. If that's not old enough to sneak a few anime...

If I had the time and inclination I could persuade Mom that her prejudices, in this case, are not entirely based in fact. But I'd rather avoid that. In the last year I've finally learned the secret of living with other people moderately well... you do what you like in a way that doesn't bother them too much.

That's pretty much been my experience with roommates! Speaking of roommates, you and Rosie decided if you're going to room together in Colorado yet? :)

Yeah, just as long as you don't steer your sister towards the bad Japanese comics/anime--that stuff I'd agree with your Mom on. But most of the stuff that appears on US TV, which includes Kenshin, is pretty non-objectionable.