A father of some teenage
children had the family rule that they could not attend
PG-13 or R 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 con's were that it contained ONLY
3 swear words, the ONLY violence was a building
exploding (and you see that on TV all the time they
said), and you actually did not "see" the couple in the
movie having sex - it was just implied sex, off camera.
The pros were that it was a popular movie - a block
buster. 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 had even seen
the movie and said it wasn't "very bad".
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the
teens 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 in 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 a brownie then he would let them go to the
movie. But just like the movie, the brownies had
pros and cons.
The pros were that 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. The father had included a
little bit of a special ingredient. The brownies also
contained just a little bit of dog poop. But he had
mixed the dough well - they probably would not even be
able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350
degrees so 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 effected by it, then he knew they would also be
able to see the movie with "just a little bit of smut"
and not be effected.
Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the
smug smiles had left their faces. Only Dad was smiling
smugly as they left the room.
Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he is
opposed to the father just asks, "Would you like me to
whip up a batch of my special brownies?"
Author Unknown
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