'worrying about the effect on youngsters of having to wear makeup and heavy wigs (I still don't understand why they need them).'

Bonnie, I couldn't agree more. Our culture seems to push girls into sexuality and adulthood before they are ready.

I don't know if you hear it, but far too often I see a parent smirk and say that the daughter is 'six going on twenty,' or something like that. They're proud of it!

Poor kids...

If Lewis Carroll's Alice could see some of the stuff that goes on today, she would say, 'Neuroticker and neuroticker.'