CTR? What is that?

Sorry, this is just Ventsville lately.

I don't get it. I really don't. My sheltered upbringing was just too sheltered for some things of this world.

Last night a 15-yr-old girl hosted a boy/girl party where they were watching a movie with kids 15-18. Our kids know they have to ask us for permission to watch movies. One of our kids asked to watch "GrownUps". Hubby has seen parts of this movie and said it was filled with RAUNCH. He said "no" to the movie, especially in mixed company.

I am wondering: WHERE are the parents of this 15-yr-old girl? WHY would it be okay with them that she even watches it, let alone show it for a mixed-group party? WHY is she allowed to date her boyfriend before she is 16? and were her parents even around while this is all going on?

My son told us they would watch RIO instead. Yeah, right! This whole group of kids are GOOD KIDS as far as I know. They all knew that we had forbidden our son to watch it, they all helped in the lie by showing it anyway and by telling us they were watching something else.

I hate raunch. It has always offended me. I am just now learning that good kids tolerate it. They even WELCOME it. I don't get it. I just don't get it.

One time in high school, my basketball coach gave in to peer pressure to a raunchy girl on the team and rented an R rated movie for the TEAM (ages 14-18) to watch at the hotel at the State playoffs.
I sat by myself in my hotel room wondering what the heck. I didn't get it then, I still dont get it.

This party was primarily people on the swim team. I have already learned to be skeptical of anything "swim team". They sit on each others laps at the meets to stay warm in nothing but their swimsuits; they have parties so that they can play "kissing tag;" they have video parties and watch something raunchy. Most of them are "the good kids".

These good kids should be sticking up for what's going to help them get to the temple. (Wait a minute, they did that earlier in the day). And helping each other stay clean-minded while they are still so young.

Wow, I am really naive aren't I?
Now, I understand why my other son was not invited to the party.
He can't stand raunch either, which makes him "un-cool."  ...
 ..."un-cool" to the "good" kids!