The Why's by Brad Wilcox

We don't normally have cable. The only reason we do now is BYU Football. Sadly, because I'm out-of-state we can't get season tickets, so we subscribe to cable for a few months. Two of my loves during this season - DVR and BYUTV.

I'm watching a rebroadcast of Brad Wilcox speaking at Women's Conference. One thing stands out that I have to remember. Explaining "the why's" to teenagers. Explaining "the why's" turns the "rules" into understanding and perspective for them.

Distilled down:
Pornography = bad
Why?
Conversation between father and teenage son about not viewing pornography, the why.
"Do you want a good sex life in your marriage one day?"
"Of course, yes!" What else is a teenage boy going to say?
"Sexual satisfaction depends on emotional closeness as well as physical closeness. If you view pornography you set yourself up for failure by training yourself to think selfishly of the physical. That will do nothing to improve your relationship with your future wife."
It made sense.

Hubby and I occasionally think of topics (frequently sexual purity) and how we'll explain it to them. We already want to explain why's and have a mental list of how. I'm adding this to the list and recording it for future use.