Hi all! Being a Mormon means heavy censoring of the world around me.
Sorry ACLU, you and me
we ain't gonna be twee.
Sometimes, the world intrudes whether you like it or not. Driving through Vegas, I cannot "censor" from my mind a gigantic shiny butt greeting me from a billboard (tanned and sparkle thonged, good grooming, I commend you. Below waist body part and naked and melon like...gross) lest I want to also cause a traffic accident by shutting my eyes. I can however, choose Twilight over True Blood and embrace my inner Enya instead of Flo Rida.
Sometimes though, it's hard to censor. I do not watch R rated movies, but what's a girl to do when she sees endless tv ads for a movie about a deranged ballerina? THAT LOOKS GOOD! And an inspiring movie about a king with a stutter who overcomes triumphantly? I WANT TO SEE THAT! And, as I pooh poohed above, Flo Rida. I was dancing like mad to their song Right Round. Seriously dancing my freaking heart out. waving my hips, thrusting out my chest, doing some hair whipping...the like. then I decided to buy the song. SOMETHING warned me to read the lyrics first. So I looked up the lyrics and glanced over them indifferently before reading.....OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This song is...uh....not appropriate. (Downright nasty). Sigh. No Flo Rida for me. So what's a girl to do? Well, a Mormon girl has to choose. And having a vested interest in keeping my mind a little cleaner, I don't go see the deranged ballerina and I cheer for the stuttering king from outside the theater and I save myself $1.29 and don't buy me some Flo Rida. (How is that pronounced, by the way. Florida? Flo......rida?...)
Yes, being a Mormon means turning off Teenage Dream because it says
let's go all the way tonight
no regrets, just love.
Being a Mormon is hard. (That's a good song!)
But Being a Mormon is worth it.
My kids and I have talked about that a lot. We hear a song on the radio and don't exactly hear the lyrics and we love it. Then later we hear the words, or look them up online and we ban that song! My son asked why all the best songs are bad. :) It doesn't get easier as you get older for sure. But we know that we are leaving behind something for something much better!
ReplyDeleteAnd Flo Rida is pronounced like the woman's name Flo and then Rida is like a shortened way to say "rider" so like ride-a. If that makes sense. Glad to have another great blog to read!
Yeah it is hard, with the world around us the way it is, but it is great also! I admire you for setting such a good example for your children :)
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