After the tragedy of "non parenting" evidenced in Littleton, many parents are
working hard to explain to their children and teens why some video games, music,
movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material for them to bring into
the home, for their youth to see, or hear. One parent came up with an original
idea that was hard to refute. He listened to all the reasons his children gave
for wanting to see a particular PG-13 movie. It had their favorite actors.
Everyone else was seeing it. Even church members said it was great. It was only
rated PG-13 because of the suggestion of sex. They never really showed it. The
language was pretty good. They only used the Lord's name in vain three times in
the whole movie. The video effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed.
Yes, there was the scene where a building and a bunch of people got blown up,
but the violence was just the normal stuff. It wasn't very bad. Even with all
these explanations for the rating, the father wouldn't give in. He didn't even
give them a satisfying explanation for saying, "No." He just said, "No."
It was a little bit later that evening, that this same father asked his teens if
they would like some brownies he had prepared. He explained that he had taken
the families favorite recipe and added something new. They asked what it was. He
calmly replied that he had added a special ingredient - dog poop". He stated
that it was only a little bit. All the ingredients were gourmet quality. He had
taken great care to bake it at the precise temperature for the exact time. He
was sure the brownies would be superb. Even with all the explanations of the
perfect attributes of the brownies, the teens would not take one. He father
acted surprised. There was only one little element that would have caused them
to act so stubbornly. He assured them that they would hardly notice it if at
all. They all held firm and would not try the brownies. He then explained that
the movie they wanted to see was just like the brownies. Sin enters our minds
and our homes by deceiving us into believing that just a little bit of evil
won't matter. With the brownies, just a little bit makes all the difference
between a great brownie and a totally unacceptable product. He explained that
even though the movie people would have us believe the movies which are coming
out are acceptable for adults and youth's to see they are not.
Now when this father's youth want to do something or see something they should
not, the father merely asks them if they would like some of his special brownies
. . . And they never ask about that activity again.
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