Sexting

A few weeks ago, I thought I had officially heard it all when sexting seemed to hit every new channel. Just in case you haven't heard of it, sexting is when an individual sends a nude picture of their self to another individual through text.

I wasn't shocked by it. We all known teens are hormonally driven but sexting is beginning to create some pretty serious problems and a lot of teens are starting to pay some life altering consequences for this behavior.

One female sent a picture of her breasts exposed to a crush and he later sent it to a friend. These two boys are facing charges of child pornography because the female is under 18! Of course, I do not think sending these pictures is an ok decision or a wise choice but seriously, is it so serious that the court should jail two teenagers? What about the female? She voluntarily sent the pictures! Shouldn't she have thought about the ignorance of a young teen male and the potential the picture could have had?

I read today on AOL news a young girl, 18, committed suicide after her ex-boyfriend publicized her nude pictures after a messy break-up. Hmm, so now is he going to be charged with murder? I'm not sure.

The point is, these teenagers do NOT realize or understand the potential of this new fad. Who is going to teach them? That's exactly what AOL news is asking. Should the schools teach about this? Ultimately I think the parents should. But of course, look at the parents today. I think it is unlikely they will.

I really and pray I will on top of things like this. As Dalen grows we will see more and more of these crazy and consequential fads, I hope I am bold enough to talk to him about these things. I also hope the Lord will continue to be faithful in guiding the parents of the next generation to the root of the problem because its obvious there are some strong insecurities leading young adults to do things like this.