Television Today

As the world and society change, how much do we change with it?

 

Some questions we can ask ourselves as we make decisions:

• Does this make my faith stronger?
• Does this make my family stronger?
• Does this make me a better person?

I know a mom who was struggling with how she handled a situation with a TV show her daughter wanted to watch. We all know that the material shown on television today is not what it was 5, or even 3 years ago. Her 8th grader (13 years old) wanted to watch a show her friends were talking about. Being the good mother she is, she said she would watch it first to see if it was appropriate. Within the first 15 minutes, the following words were said: ho, bitch, three-some, sex with a corpse, symmetrical boobs, well shaved box.

 

This was a Fox show on during prime time. She was SHOCKED, and of course, told her daughter it was WAY too inappropriate for her. She also put a short message out on Facebook about the show and its contents. The next day her daughter said "Thanks a lot, my friends are all mad at me because they can't watch that show" (8th grade translation: 2 friends said something at lunch and didn't mention it again). She felt bad for her daughter, apologized and was a little upset with the moms for throwing her under the bus.

 

When she asked my thoughts I said I was surprised she felt anything but good about her choice. She did what a good parent should do - watched the show, discussed it with her daughter, and warned other parents about the content of the show.

 

She should have said sorry your friends hurt you today and YOU'RE WELCOME for having a mom who cares. As for the other moms throwing her under the bus, they probably didn't even mention her name. She may have the reputation for being the strict mom, but who cares - you're a mom and that's your job. You did what was right and I'm sure the ultimate judge would be proud.