| Normal - talk to him about not realistic and that there’s often only the male side of oral sex as that’s a problem with teens and young adults today they aren’t seeing it being reciprocal. But don’t shame him. And don’t think you can control it. They borrow phones etc to watch it it’s everywhere. Better to try to frame it for him and realize he’s a sexual being and that’s not a part of his life that will be in your control. |
You need to expand your porn horizons then. There is some truly beautiful content out there. |
And then they have tablets and laptops then need for school. And school issued laptops that they all put vpn on to get around content blockers. And even if they don’t, I’ve never seen a content blocker a kid can’t get around. This would be easier if it was 1990. But the reality is— even if no smartphones or other electronics, kids need laptops for school because everything is done blackboard, google classroom, etc. If you could take away smartphones and solve the problem sod kids screwing around online, 90% of the kids in the zdMV would have smartphones. But it solves nothing. It just means they are driving 45 minutes to school like my 16 year old and you don’t know he got there safely. They can’t text for a ride, etc. and then they look at porn on the laptop. |
So they can buy a tree-killing paper copy of Playboy? |
Kids actually can’t. Stop lying. |
Playboy is like Highlights compared to what they see online. |
I have a problem with this also. Kids need to be writing. With their hands. We know they get smarter and think more creatively this way. My kids are elementary aged but my first priority in finding a HS for them is NO COMPUTERS FOR REGULAR CLASSES. It’s awful. |
Seriously? Hahahaha. Find a guy in his 30s or 40s who didn't have a paper copy of a dirty magazine hidden under their bed. Heck, ask your DH if he or his friends had one when he was a kid. Pul-lease... |
You are really drinking the koolaid if you think PORN is "healthy" for ANYone, especially an adolescent. https://www.webmd.com/sex/news/20170512/study-sees-link-between-porn-and-sexual-dysfunction#1 What is normal and healthy is for a youngster to be curious about sex and sexuality. Healthy avenues for them to learn about it are few and far between, unfortunately. ONe of the family therapists I saw, someone very respected who trains therapists, told me that the #1 topic discussed EVERY year at EVERY family therapy conference is the problem or excessive porn usage and its effect on families. And this is NOT a Christian counselor. Some more food for thought https://aifs.gov.au/publications/effects-pornography-children-and-young-people-snapshot |