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An Object lesson: Brownie recipe. Please be sure and read the entire
message, this applies to everyone, not just our kids.
BROWNIE RECIPE
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 particular 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 cons 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 in the movie 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 members of their Christian church, including the pastor, had
even seen the movie and said it wasn*t really "that bad".
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens asked 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 THEY SHOULDN*T BE
DOING the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of
my special brownies?"
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