Silence is NOT Empowerment
Many parents find it difficult to communicate with their children about sexual matters. It’s OK to find it difficult, but it’s not OK to avoid it because of that. When we don’t speak to these issues, the voice of an oversexualized culture – that does not care about our children – screams louder and louder.
Some may fall back on age-old excuses: nobody talked to me about it…I’m embarrassed…I don’t know enough about the subject…it’s too complicated…my life as a teen is no example to follow and that makes me feel hypocritical. We need to get over these excuses because it is no longer about us, it’s about our kids. And regardless of our mistakes – and sometimes because of them – we should run to give good, healthy advice to our children.
It is hypocritical to say, “Do as I say, not as I DO.
It is not hypocritical to say, “Do as I say, not as I DID.”
Those words are wise and instructional.
We’ve been raising our kids for years. Now is not the time to fall down on the job. Be brave and know that, as uncomfortable as you may feel, your voice is powerful and much needed. Nothing can substitute for your loving influence.