Oh wait.
Wrong performance.
For the last week I’ve heard nothing but how distasteful, horrible,
gross, slutty, pathetic she acted. I've heard how she is an embarrassment to herself & her
family. I've heard she is an alcoholic and on drugs. I’ve heard that she is out
of control. How she is no role model for young girls. (No! What? You're kidding me?) I’ve heard about the
reactions from the audience. I haven't heard anything, if nothing at all
about the married man, Robin Thicke, which she used to practice her “twerking”
on. And ya know what; all I have to say
is….
PEOPLE, ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!???? WHAT DID YOU EXPECT!? And do
you even know we are on the verge of World War THREE!!!! Come on. This is MTV.
This is Hollywood. This is pop culture. This is no shocker. Why do we act
shocked that a half-naked girl was parading herself on stage with her tongue
hanging out while thrusting her butt against a married man on TV? Why are we surprised that she
used a foam finger as a sexual innuendo instead of using it for rooting for her
favorite college football team? Why, people, why? Why is anyone watching MTV?
Why are you letting your kids watch MTV? Why do you allow yourself to be entertained
with this garbage?
It should not be a shocker of what this world has come to.
It should not be a shocker of what MTV has become. If you watched the
performance, you saw the norm. What boggles my mind is why anyone cares and why
anyone is judging. Why are we judging her for acting in a normal way that is Hollywood?
THAT is what PAYS in Hollywood. That is NOTHING new in Hollywood. Is it wrong?
Oh, of course. Is it sad? Absolutely. But we should not be watching the show in
the first place. We shouldn’t act surprised and disgusted and then judge her
and gossip about what a terrible person she has become. No one knows the real
Miley. No one knows what she is going through. No one knows the pain and hurt
she faces every day. She is paid to act like a moron. She is making MILLIONS to display herself in a way that gets attention! Do I want my daughter to act like her? Without a doubt-
NO! But guess what, my daughter doesn’t even know who Miley is. She has no idea
about Hannah Montana. She doesn’t even watch the Disney Channel. I’m not gonna
show her what twerking is. And I can assure you, that if she finds out, and
even thinks about doing it I will be the parent and put a stop to it. And that’s
another thing…I’ve heard people say Miley is how she is b/c she didn’t have a
good parent. Really? How do you know? How do you know if her mom didn’t teach
her to act like a lady? How do you know if her mom and dad didn’t tell her
about God? How do you know the way she was raised? I promise you that Adam and
I do everything we can to guide, teach and show our children how to act. We
teach them morals. We teach them character. We do what we can and pray that God
blesses them and us with wisdom and clarity. Guess what, they act like hellions
sometimes!!! My kids act like a FOOL at times. They can be rude, hateful, distasteful,
and downright “un-Christian”. They have made some REALLY bad choices. They have
disappointed me. They have made me so mad and have made me doubt that I am a
fit mother. That is what being a parent does to you. It can leave you feeling
hopeless and make you want to pull your hair out. But there is NO ONE who will
love them more than me. Well, except God. He loves them more than I can ever
comprehend. My kids are being taught everything I can teach them about life,
God, love, morals and character but I’d be a fool if I thought they won’t ever
go against those teachings. I’d be naïve to think that once they leave they’ll
never do anything that Adam and I disapprove of. It doesn’t work that way. You
can do everything possible to teach and train your child and they will
eventually get the chance to make their own decisions. We have to release our
kids to God’s care. We have to pray. Every. Single. Day. We have to trust God
for their lives. I take God at his word. His word says that if I train up my
children in the way they should go, when they are old they will not depart from
it. Notice it doesn’t say when they are young…but old. Miley is so young. You
think she’ll regret this performance when she is old. Maybe? Maybe not. I
cannot judge Miley for her actions. Do you know how many stupid, ignorant
things I’ve done in my life? Thank God I’m not on a stage with the world
viewing me. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t endorse ANYTHING about her, but I sure
am not going to act shocked when she does something ridiculous. I sure the heck
won’t say her parents didn’t teach her to be a lady. And I am not going to let
my daughter watch her on TV.
Adam and I got pregnant with our first child at 16. My mom
did everything she could to teach me about God. You think the news of my
pregnancy shocked her? You better believe it did. Do you think she thought she
failed? I’m sure she did. I was judged about getting pregnant at such a young
age. I was told that Adam had ruined my life. I don’t understand that. I was
there. Pretty sure he wasn’t alone that night. I’m sure people thought I was a
slut. I’m sure people gossiped. I’m sure people thought my parents didn’t “raise
me right”. Who cares what they thought. My God knows. Robin Thicke is married yet let Miley rub all
over him and we say nothing about him. We praise him for being a stud. Do you
see how twisted this is? You know what a stud is? My husband. He didn’t blink
an eye when his 16 year old girlfriend told him she was pregnant. He is loyal.
He is Godly. He guides and leads his family. He provides an excellent lifestyle.
We celebrate 19 years in October and he loves me more today and SHOWS me that
love every day. You’ll never see that in the media. You’ll just hear about how
cool Robin is for having a 20 year old half-naked girl throw herself at him but what a disgrace she is.
All I am saying is stop watching the filth. Stop judging
what the normal behavior of what Hollywood is. They aren’t doing anything new
and shocking. Be parents and teach your children. Don’t let them watch the
filth either. Introduce them to people who inspire, love and give. Introduce
them to real art and real music. Teach them self-respect. Teach them to love
their siblings even when they hate them. Teach them your hobbies. Sign them up
to play a team sport. Get them outside of themselves and their room. Introduce them
to Jesus. Tell them about His stories and miracles. Release them to God so he
can mold them into the people He created them to be. Don’t think you failed
when they get on the stage of life and act a fool. Don’t think that all the
good work you have done in them is lost when they disappoint you. Give it to
God and let Him show you how to be the parent He created you to be. Take God at His word. I know it’s hard. I know it can be nearly
impossible but God gives us a promise that when we keep our eyes focused on Him
he can move mountains on our behalf. And please, don’t judge when you see other
kids acting like they have no sense. They don’t! They’re kids! Instead of
judging you could use your talents to help teach them. You could help them by
lending a hand when they need it. You can help by not judging. You can help by
praying for them. Prayer changes lives.
Can we move on from this now? After all, there is a war brooding. Our children are facing a very dim future in America.
We are in debt we'll never get out of. Our children could possibly see the most gruesome war in history come to life. In America, we are slowly losing rights.
We are turning into a Godless nation. We have poverty. We have some of the most
dangerous cities. We are killing each other over petty disagreements. Yet, we are
talking about a girl who is "disgusting" and "a hooch". We are talking about how
much twerking she does and how far her tongue hangs out of her mouth. THAT is
sad. Our nation is slowly failing its young people and instead of standing
together in unity to teach them we are tearing them down even further.
I’m not a perfect parent but God is. I am leaning on Him to
help me be the parent my kids need. I’m not watching what Miley does. No one
should be. We should be so focused on God, our spouses and children that we don’t
have time to see the next celebrity strut her butt on stage.
John 8:7 “… he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is
without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Stop throwing the stones. Wake up and learn about the important things going on around you.
Until next time,
Reb
Reb
