Parenting

(Continued from Cyber Hussies - Part 1)

Here are some simple things you can do to curb the possibility of cyber indiscretions:

- Have access to all computer accounts and passwords (even school email accounts - they are not monitored carefully). If you find your child on a non-disclosed account, restrict access to the computer... Honestly, she won't die! Not to mention, it won't change her social status at school... If it does, then she was hanging with the wrong crowd ...

Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

There's just no skirting around this one, is there ladies? This verse is directly pointed at the world we live in... Worse, there are no longer just "Pigs," the population of "Piglets" is growing exponentially. In this modern media age, we find that the conveniences meant for expediency are also gateways to temptation, sin, and bondage we never anticipated... Even for ...

Have you been sucked in by the drama of Housewives? Either in the semi-reality display on our cable TV or in the comfort of our own neighborhoods, sometimes even in our church families, it plays out. We would like to pretend that we have risen above our seventh grade antics of gossiping, ugly stares, cold shoulders, cliques and the rest... But, have we really, or have we just graduated into more expensive shoes and bigger bras? If we don't actively participate in the shenanigans, it can be tempting ...

"Mama?" My five year old daughter asked quietly.

"Yeah?" I answered.

"Julie says that her Mama told her that she is the most beautiful girl in the whole world."

"Huh?" I asked, giving her my full attention.

"She said that if her Mama said it, then it's true." She looked at me with questioning eyes.

"Hmmmm." My mind whirling as it donned on me how destructive ...