PG-13
Welp, we have entered the teenage years. Our oldest just turned 13. Her first official order of business as a 13-year old was to ride in the front passenger seat. On day two as a 13-year old she got to see her first PG-13 movie at the theatre ("Jurassic World", in case you wondered).
Full Disclosure: We have let both of our girls see a few PG-13 movies. They have watched all of the Harry Potter series, many of which are rated PG-13 for violence. They have also seen a couple of other action movies that are also rated PG-13 for violence, but are otherwise mostly clean.
Before going to the movie today I gave her the following advice (or lecture, depending on how you like to look at life):
"Daughter-of-mine, now that you are old enough to watch PG-13 movies, it is important for you to remember that you have a brain in your head. PG-13 movies often have bad language in them. Those words aren't good words. Just because people in movies use those words, that doesn't mean they are good to use. There is usually a lot more violence in PG-13 movies and violence isn't a good thing either. The really important thing for you to know, though, is that PG-13 movies are sometimes more sexual -- with sexual jokes or sexual actions by the characters. But, just because a movie makes sex look fun or romantic, it doesn't mean that it is a good thing in real life to take sex lightly. God created a good plan for sex and movies usually don't honor that. So, when you watch movies that have sexual action in it, just remember to use your brain and realize that it is making it look a lot more fun and harmless than it would really be to have sex outside of God's good plan."
(eye roll) "Okay, Mom…"
She may not appreciate the advice/lecture today, but hopefully those words will sink into her brain so that when she is faced with decisions later, she won't have to wonder so much about which way to go.
Full Disclosure: We have let both of our girls see a few PG-13 movies. They have watched all of the Harry Potter series, many of which are rated PG-13 for violence. They have also seen a couple of other action movies that are also rated PG-13 for violence, but are otherwise mostly clean.
Before going to the movie today I gave her the following advice (or lecture, depending on how you like to look at life):
"Daughter-of-mine, now that you are old enough to watch PG-13 movies, it is important for you to remember that you have a brain in your head. PG-13 movies often have bad language in them. Those words aren't good words. Just because people in movies use those words, that doesn't mean they are good to use. There is usually a lot more violence in PG-13 movies and violence isn't a good thing either. The really important thing for you to know, though, is that PG-13 movies are sometimes more sexual -- with sexual jokes or sexual actions by the characters. But, just because a movie makes sex look fun or romantic, it doesn't mean that it is a good thing in real life to take sex lightly. God created a good plan for sex and movies usually don't honor that. So, when you watch movies that have sexual action in it, just remember to use your brain and realize that it is making it look a lot more fun and harmless than it would really be to have sex outside of God's good plan."
(eye roll) "Okay, Mom…"
She may not appreciate the advice/lecture today, but hopefully those words will sink into her brain so that when she is faced with decisions later, she won't have to wonder so much about which way to go.
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