Many parents are hard pressed to explain to their youth why some
music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material for
them to bring into the home or to listen to or see.
One parent came up with an original idea that is hard to refute. The
father 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--the Lord's name was
only used in vain three times in the whole movie.
The teens did admit there was a scene where a building and a bunch
of people were blown up, but the violence was just the normal stuff.
It wasn't too bad. And, even if there were a few minor things, the
special effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed.
However, even with all the justifications the teens made for the 13'
rating, the father still wouldn't give in. He didn't even give his
children a satisfactory explanation for saying, "No." He just said,
"No!"
A little later on that evening the father asked his teens if they
would like some brownies he had baked. He explained that he'd taken
the family's favorite recipe and added a little something new. The
children asked what it was.
The father calmly replied that he had added dog poop. However, he
quickly assured them, it was only a little bit. All other
ingredients were gourmet quality and he had taken great care to bake
the brownies at the precise temperature for the exact time. He was
sure the brownies would be superb.
Even with their father's promise that the brownies were of almost
perfect quality, the teens would not take any. The father acted
surprised. After all, it was only one small part that was causing
them to be so stubborn. He was certain they would hardly notice it.
Still the teens held firm and would not try the brownies.
The father then told his children how the movie they wanted to see
was just like the brownies. Our minds are us into believing that
just a little bit of evil won't matter. But, the truth is even a
little bit of poop makes the difference between a great treat and
something disgusting and totally unacceptable.
The father went on to explain that even though the movie industry
would have us believe that most of today's movies are acceptable
fare for adults and youth, they are not.
Now, when this father's children want to see something that is of
questionable material, the father merely asks them if they would
like some of his special dog poop brownies. That closes the
subject.
--Author unknown.
Selected from Good Clean Funnies.
A Fun, Faith 'n Funny Bone Feature 
