tomtom22
Chief Engineer
A father of some teenage children had the family rule that they could
not attend PG-13, R or X rated movies. His three teens wanted to see a
particularly popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated PG-13.
The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family's
church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a
list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that
they should be allowed to see it.
The con's were:
*It contained ONLY 3 swear words!
*The ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all
the time they said), *You actually did not "see" the couple on the
movie screen having sex, it was just implied sex, off camera.
The pros were:
*It was a popular movie, (a blockbuster).
*Everyone was seeing it.
*If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when
their friends discussed it.
*The movie contained a good story and plot.
*It had some great adventure and suspense in it.
*There were some fantastic special effects in this movie.
*The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood.
*It probably would be nominated for several awards.
*Many of the members of their Christian church, including the pastor,
had even seen the movie and said it wasn't really a "bad" one.
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons said they were asking
their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let
them have permission to go see it.
The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said he
could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this
request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before
making his decision.
The teens were thrilled thinking, "Now we've got him! Our argument is
too good! Dad can't turn us down!" So, they happily agreed to let him
have a day to think about their request.
The next evening the Father called his three teenagers, who were
smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had
a plate of brownies.
The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought
about their request and had decided that if they would eat the
brownies, then he would let them go to the movie. But, he explained,
just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.
The pros were:
*They were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients.
*They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them.
*The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top.
*He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe.
*And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of
their own father.
The brownies only had one con:
*He had included a little bit of a special ingredient: The brownies
contained just a small amount of dog poop.
But he had mixed the dough well and they probably would not even be
able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so
hopefully any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been
destroyed.
Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat the brownies which
included just a "little bit of crap" and not be affected by it, then he
knew they would also be able to see the movie with "just a little bit
of smut" and not be affected. Of course, none of the teens would eat
the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces.
Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he KNOWS TO BE WRONG the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of my
special brownies?"
not attend PG-13, R or X rated movies. His three teens wanted to see a
particularly popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated PG-13.
The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family's
church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a
list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that
they should be allowed to see it.
The con's were:
*It contained ONLY 3 swear words!
*The ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all
the time they said), *You actually did not "see" the couple on the
movie screen having sex, it was just implied sex, off camera.
The pros were:
*It was a popular movie, (a blockbuster).
*Everyone was seeing it.
*If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when
their friends discussed it.
*The movie contained a good story and plot.
*It had some great adventure and suspense in it.
*There were some fantastic special effects in this movie.
*The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood.
*It probably would be nominated for several awards.
*Many of the members of their Christian church, including the pastor,
had even seen the movie and said it wasn't really a "bad" one.
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons said they were asking
their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let
them have permission to go see it.
The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said he
could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this
request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before
making his decision.
The teens were thrilled thinking, "Now we've got him! Our argument is
too good! Dad can't turn us down!" So, they happily agreed to let him
have a day to think about their request.
The next evening the Father called his three teenagers, who were
smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had
a plate of brownies.
The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought
about their request and had decided that if they would eat the
brownies, then he would let them go to the movie. But, he explained,
just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.
The pros were:
*They were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients.
*They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them.
*The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top.
*He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe.
*And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of
their own father.
The brownies only had one con:
*He had included a little bit of a special ingredient: The brownies
contained just a small amount of dog poop.
But he had mixed the dough well and they probably would not even be
able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so
hopefully any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been
destroyed.
Therefore, if any of his children could stand to eat the brownies which
included just a "little bit of crap" and not be affected by it, then he
knew they would also be able to see the movie with "just a little bit
of smut" and not be affected. Of course, none of the teens would eat
the brownies and the smug smiles had left their faces.
Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he KNOWS TO BE WRONG the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of my
special brownies?"
