Brownies With a Difference
Author Unknown

However, even with all the justifications the teens made for the 'PG-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!"

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 and 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 'PG-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 a little "doggie-do." 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 very 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. Satan tries to enter our minds and our homes by
 deceiving us into believing that just a little bit of evil won't matter.
 But, the truth is, even a little bit of "doggie-do" does 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 "doggie" brownies. For some reason .... that always seems to end the discussion.

- Author Unknown

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