Subject: DADS BROWNIES


 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. He 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 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. 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?"