“Why I do not post selfies. I am well aware of what I look like, I have a
mirror. That does not mean that you need
to be subjected to the visual also.” I
posted this “tongue in cheek” update
a couple of weeks ago after seeing some particularly unflattering selfies
posted on personal Face book pages. We
are subjected to pictures of people looking in a bathroom mirror, holding a
phone in front of their face; pictures of cut toes, bruised fingers, spider
bites, surgical wounds and the before pictures as we are wheeled into surgery;
pictures of appetizing and half-eaten, unappetizing meals and the list goes
on. I enjoy seeing pictures of your
kids, grandkids and the fun vacation you are enjoying but here is a bit of
wisdom, “EVERY PICTURE YOU POST, ONCE VIEWED CAN NEVER BE UNSEEN!”
I was raised in an innocent environment, where the “evils” of television included “I Love Lucy” and “Leave it to Beaver.” During
my teenage years, the sit-coms became more “risqué,”
with shows such as “Happy Days” and
the “Brady Bunch.” Since I was raised without a television in my
home, I was for the most part, blissfully unaware that such “hedonistic” offerings were available
for my viewing pleasure. (Yes, I am being a bit sarcastic). I wonder what the Fonz would have tweeted or
what provocative poses Joanie would have posted on Chachi’s wall? Would Mr. & Mrs. Cleaver have explained how
to respect others and post responsibly on Social Media to Wally and The Beav? They dealt with the issues of their day and
time just as parents must do now. PARENTS, in order to deal with the
issues of today, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF
THE SAND and make yourself aware of how SOCIAL MEDIA is affecting you and your children; THEY
CANNOT UNSEE THINGS ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN SEEN!
WARNING….DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU ARE
ALREADY OFFENDED OR FEAR YOU MAY BECOME OFFENDED! Now I know I have your attention and you have
no choice but to keep reading….so here goes.
PARENTS, ADULT ROLE MODELS, YOUNG ADULTS WHO HOPE TO BE ROLE MODELS
SOMEDAY, this segment is for you.
The pictures and status updates you post MATTER! You are affecting
and influencing someone; someone you may not even know, YET! This weekend I saw a picture posted by a
sweet lady of herself and a friend in a provocative pose. Now before you accuse me of being a PRUDE (which I am guilty as charged),
let me say, I’m sure she meant it to be funny but anything ONCE SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN! How do you desire others to view you; as the
latest sex symbol or faithful wife; partying playboy or adoring husband; available
bombshell or the girl that cares enough about herself to use a little
discretion. Every day I read stories of
people being fired from jobs, being eliminated as a candidate from a position,
being cyber-bullied, and arrested for forwarding nude pictures sent to them
from a friend – if the subject is under 18, it is called “Child Pornography.”
A few years ago, when SEXTING first became popular and was
actually given the name, I talked with a Godly mother who had found provocative
and pornographic pictures on her son’s phone.
Unfortunately, she knew the young lady who was the daughter of another
Godly mother. After explaining the sin
and the legal ramifications of sending and receiving such pictures, her next
warnings to her son were so awesome that I have never forgotten them. She said, “Someday this young lady will
grow up and God has great plans for her. Unfortunately, these pictures will still be
out there somewhere, on someone’s phone or in someone’s cloud, how do you think
she will feel if that someone wants to post them or share them, then? What if she repents and becomes a pastor or
missionary wife and suddenly her ill-chosen selfies goes viral? You need to delete the pictures, now and tell
her to please not send anymore.”
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