Makes you think!

 Many parents are hard put to explain to their youth
 why some music, movies, books, games 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 one 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 family's favorite recipe and added something new.
 They asked what it was.

 He calmly replied that he had added dog poop. But, he said, it was
 only a little bit. All the other 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. But, even
 with all the explanations of the perfect attributes of the brownies, the
 teens would not take one.

 The 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.  Satan tries to enter 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 young people to see, they are not.

 Now when this father's kids want to do something or see something they
 shouldn't, he merely asks them if they would like some of his special
 dog poop brownies -- and they never ask about it again
-
Kathy/Henaynei
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