911, It's sex via text!

Sooooo, technology is giving us more ways to express ourselves and communicate, but how is that impacting our youth? Glad you asked... Today's kids are "sexting"! Yeap, sending vulgar messages and nude pics via text. I have seen it for myself! Female student in the 8th grade sends a pic of her "hot-pocket" to her 'boyfriend'. Of course, as most immature, adolescents would, he sends the message to his friends and they send it to their friends. Before you know it, the 8th grade class has a pic of her "hot-pocket"! O_o Not only is this against the law and a very serious issue, it's degrading and heart breaking that our girls don't know, understand, and/or are not being taught about the treasure they hold. Thank you Lord that all I had access to was a beeper before college because who knows what I would have been doing with a camera phone! Not because I didn't know any better, but because I just did stupid things. We can't monitor every move, but let's go outside ourselves to remind our girls & boys of their treasure and God's purpose for them... The value they should place in their bodies along with self respect, and respect for others. Parents start checking diaries, cell phones, Facebook, Twitter, emails, etc. so that you know what's going on! CONSIDER THIS: I didn't have a cell phone until I went to college; however, I knew to call my mom frequently, she knew how to reach me, and when I was in middle school she was the person picking me up and dropping me off places, so why do so many of our kids "need" a phone? Why are they out at crazy times of the night? Where are your children right now? What are they doing? Who are the with? Hmmm....TAKE CHARGE BEFORE THEY GET CHARGED!