Many parents are hard pressed to explain to their youth why some music, movies, books, and magizines 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 the 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 os sex -- that never realy showed it. The language was pretty good -- the Lor'ds 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 their was a few minor things, the special effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed.

However even with all the justifications that teens made 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 som 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 was gourmet quality and he had taken great care to bake the brownies at the precise tempature for the exact time. He was sure the brownies would be superb.

Even with their father's promice the brownies were of almost perfect quality, the teens would not take any. The father was surprised. After all, it was only one small part that was causing them to be stubborn. He was certain they would hardly notice ir. 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. The movie industry would have you beleive that just a little bit of evel won't matter. But the truth is een a littl bit of poop makes the difference between a great treat and something disqusting and totally unacceptable.

The father went on to explain that even though the movie industry would have us beleive that most of today's movies are acceptable fare for adults and youth, they are not.

Now, when the fathe'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.