Parents of Teens?

what is you're view on your teens to watch horror movies or violence on TV? As a teen point of view, If you're in highschool, you are hearing f bombs 50x more then in any film, or sex, everyone in highschool is exposed to this, they know about everything already, and whats fake and real.





My mother, does not have any interest in my taste of movies, she can't handle almost anything I view. I might bring Pulp fiction Dvd to a friends house, my mother might see it and say "make sure you bring the that film back, I don't want to loose that". She knows I am mature enough for any movie, and she knows I have seen 500x worse then her.





I went to see hostel 2 on the opening nights with my friends, I came back home and she asked me what we saw. We told her hostel 2, she said ew how can you stomache that? We laughed.





So all you parents of teens, if you're overprotective on what movies your teens see, you need to realize how different it is in highschool today, then 30 years ago.

Parents of Teens?
Some parents are kidding themselves about the innocence of their teens. Some just have different, more traditional values. These are not worse, they are just more strict than your family's.





If my son or daughter wanted to watch porn or whatever and knew about sex, would I let them just because they know about it already? No, because it's still degrading to women (primarily) and absolutely repugnant. In a similar fashion, just because the kids know swear words and have seen violence does not mean that the parent should allow them to watch morally offensive movies in their home.





I am not saying that you are wrong, but I am saying that these other families have perfectly valid points and are not necessarily overprotective. If the parents don't want their child to watch pointless gore, are you saying that that is BAD? They have a right to enforce their values in their own home. What the children do at someone else's or at school is irrelevant. Just because the kids know a lot more than they should doesn't mean that the parents have to sacrifice their values.





There are many different reasons for restricting movies. Families have different viewpoints, and all are valid.
Reply:I have three sons i watch the movie first then decide if they can watch it.. i fi have not seen the movie i wil ask a good friend about it and if it is not to bad i will give in. You cannot stop kids from growing up you can only teach them right from wrong and let them live.. If you say no you cannot see the movie they WILL watch it somewhere else better to at least teach them about what they are seeing ..Be a family watch it together..
Reply:I have teen boys, and highschool is no different today than it was when I was there. They did drugs, drink beer, have sex, get hickeys, listen to wild music, get arrested etc. But one thing is different, since I am the parent I have the moral obligation to teach my boys correctly. I am raising good men, not boys. Even though they have heard and seen just about everything that doesn't mean I have to enforce it in my home. A curse here or there is fine, but nudity and sex in movies is not. They have ratings on movies for a reason. Just because you heard it or seen it doesn't mean you are mature enough to handle it.
Reply:I completely agree