Just A Little

HERE IS SOMETHING TO PONDER....I read this on the very entertaining and thought-provoking blog site of a friend of a friend. It is definitely helpful when we - as parents - are struggling with that age old dilemma of having society chip away at our best intentions of raising healthy, moral children.

The story is from a Drive Time Devotion cd.

The mother on the cd was saying her children were bugging her to see the "biggest movie of the year," the one EVERY OTHER child had permission to see. EVERYONE was seeing it, they would be so OUT OF IT if they did not see it. They told the mother that the overwhelming message of the movie was good, although there were some not so good parts, but they would just overlook those things.





After checking out the ratings and reviews, the parents decided this was not something they wanted their children viewing. Instead of telling them this, the mother decided to TEACH the following lesson.





This is what she did....That night at dinner, she said they would have the most wonderful dessert, a dessert that EVERYONE would LOVE! The kids ate eagerly and upon finishing, their mother brought out this magnificent cake. It had pretty frosting and decorations and she told the children how she used only the best and most expensive ingredients. European chocolate, real cream frosting, organic eggs and flour. It had taken lots and lots of money and time to make this cake, so it had to be good. She told all the neighbors about it and they were jealous that they could not have a bite.By the time the mom passed out the forks, the children were salivating....





Just as they were about to take a bite, she asked them to wait a moment..."Oh, one more thing I need to tell you," she said. "I put just a little doggie poop in the cake, but I am sure you won't notice since everything else I used is so delicious and good!" She continued, " I didn't mix it in too much so there should just be a chunk here and there. Surely, it cannot distract from the deliciousness of the entire cake!" As the forks dropped with resounding clinks, her children realized the lesson without having to even talk about the ramifications of seeing that popular movie."





Next time you think it's okay to compromise..."JUST A LITTLE"...either for your kids OR YOURSELF!