Well, my son "Cerm" has joined Gatchfanfic and to my surprise and delight he is actually reading stories there for fun! So, now I'm wondering which stories might be enjoyable for a 10-year-old boy to read. I already showed him the one with Cath's on-board creepy crawly - which he loved - but I couldn't think of any others off-hand that would be fun for kids. Any ideas? Thanks for your help!

These are the ones my 10 year old has enjoyed reading; Zark's day, by EW http://www.gatchfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1307 it features Doctor Who's K9 Prepare for trouble by Callensensei, a pokemon crossover, but it is rated 13+ so you might want to review it first. http://www.gatchfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=581 and Becky Rock's Jason meets scooby Doo http://www.gatchfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=814 hope he enjoys them! My son also claims to enjoy reading my 'A World of Fantasy' but I'm sure he just said that to be polite, since it's the only one of mine suitable for his age!

It depends on what kinds of stories he likes. There are ratings there, so you can always use that as a guideline. You'll probably want to avoid the yaoi/yuri and erotica/sexual content fics.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun It depends on what kinds of stories he likes. There are ratings there, so you can always use that as a guideline. You'll probably want to avoid the yaoi/yuri and erotica/sexual content fics.

Ha! When I helped him to sign up, he read through all of the rules, including the disclaimers about the really out there stuff that Gatchfanfic won't accept. When he asked, I explained (not in great detail!) what some of those terms meant. His eyes were round!

I dont envy you, any more than I envy the Victorian parents who had to explain to their kids (and `some` did try...others hid the newspapers) what Oscar Wilde had been up to.

He also writes it, no? I read it and left a review

Originally posted by jublke

Originally posted by Transmute Jun It depends on what kinds of stories he likes. There are ratings there, so you can always use that as a guideline. You'll probably want to avoid the yaoi/yuri and erotica/sexual content fics.

Ha! When I helped him to sign up, he read through all of the rules, including the disclaimers about the really out there stuff that Gatchfanfic won't accept. When he asked, I explained (not in great detail!) what some of those terms meant. His eyes were round!

Ok, I'm embarrased to admit it, but until recently I also didn't know the meaning of "yaoi/yuri" either, at least, I wasn't very clear about it, as it's not the kind of fic I'd normally read...

Hee hee hee, I had to google them when I first joined the site, glad I did so spared myself a whole lot of embarassment

I wish I didn't know what they meant. Coming across those fics was quite a shock!!!!

Mmmm yaoi ... but not for a 10 yr old.

My son was most surprised by a different term -- Him: No *what* with animals?! Me: That's why we don't read stories like that. Him: ---

Well, of course, its a serious sin in that most non moralist of religions, Shinto. (Its perfectly acceptable in Buddhism, dont worry.)

Interesting, Tengu - I didn't know that.

Yes, now you know, now you are doomed. (And that includes things like shapechangers in human form. You have been warned.)