Porn Proofing Our Kids: Emotional Investment (Part I in a Series)

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Republished with permission by Jenny Uebbing . Originally published at Mama Needs Coffee- Catholic News Agency

This topic near and dear to my heart. I have 3 little boys, 2 nephews, 2 brothers, and 1 husband. And too many male friends to count.

I also have one daughter. 4 sisters. 4 nieces, and the list goes on.

Pornography isn’t “someone else’s problem;” it’s our problem. It’s my problem and your problem and the guy across the street’s problem. It’s your barista’s problem and the 2nd grade teacher’s problem, and it might just be your spouse’s problem, too.

If you don’t think it’s your problem? That’s probably because you’ve yet to have an incredibly hard conversation with someone close to you who may be, at this very moment, drowning in shame and overwhelm and addiction, unable to reach out and unsure of where to turn for help.

I was in a conference call this morning where porn was referred to as “the pandemic of our age.”

And I couldn’t agree more.

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