Thursday, October 23, 2008

Real Deal... Listen to your wife!


Last Thursday night I had the pleasure to be the main speaker at a PTA meeting in Linden, NJ. I opened with a review of missing and exploited children in NJ and went on to introduce a question from Mr. Real Deal... he asked
"Porn has always been around and boys will be boys. My wife is always
nagging that our son is on the computer too much and at odd hours. What is
the real deal with internet porn? "
The ladies loved our answer
"...listen to your wife! Today’s internet porn is not like the girlie magazines
you used to hide under your bed! We are talking hardcore, streaming video
and pictures, of just about everything and anything you would not ever want to
imagine! These images are HARMFUL to your child/teen/and you!"

By the end of the presentation I had no voice, but it was worth it; the responses and feedback from all those in attendance was extremely positive, they seemed sincerely grateful for the eye-opener they had just encountered...but, will it be enough? Will they follow through with their commitment to educate themselves and learn more about the True Dangers? Will they review the video clips and share them with their kids? Will they role play the tips on Talking to your kids? For their children's sake, I hope so, but only time will tell.

Mr. M