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"Yet today many of us seem to have become so desensitized that we no longer register as offensive things that would have blown our fuses years ago."
This was the line that came across my mind after reading few lines, and then puff you wrote it too. :D
You are completely right that TV programs today went too far. In my country (I believe it is the same thing in Israel), there is legal obligation to rate every movie/TV show for appropriate audience (12+, 14+, 16+, 18+). This is where parents should pop in. Sex sells, and it is understandable why is this change happening to TV programs. I am not competent to talk about if it is right or, not, but there are ways to protect children from such influence. Sadly, the world is not ideal.
There is other thing that worries me more than sexual content on TV. Scenes of extreme violence are everywhere. This is what made me think about "desensitisation". Is it normal to see live stream from, lets say, Syria showing 100s of dead bodies in the streets and not reacting? Scenes of suicide without even increasing your heart beats? This way we will be teaching our children to suppress emotions.
In my mind sexual content comes to be better solution from that violence that we actually watch on TV. :D

Really, something should be changed, and in these times, parents should watch closely what is served on TV to their kids. There are options to block content, to choose other programs, to use parental control option on internet...

Enjoyed reading! Sorry for this long comment. :)

Mira, I am glad you liked it. I use Wizzley to present the idea of his art. I posted link under the article, where you can see whole gallery.
Cheers!

Oh, I completely agree with you, Mira. People should visit museums on regular basis. But this night is great way to put museums closer to your child, to create a habit of cherishing art. It is also great occasion to spend a night out, move away from computer or TV.
Great to hear from you, Mira...

Brain is wonderful... The way it acts is still great mystery to us. As in this case: who can tell when someone or if someone will recover. Psychologists, therapists are doing excellent job on "fixing" mental conditions. Drugs too. But still, psychiatry is battling with unknown enemy. That mystery is what attracts me to it.
Great to hear from you Sheri, as always!

Keep calm and read Katie's articles! :D
Oh, job can kill a fun in the life... Long time no see, Katie. Good to be back to read your excellent articles.
I laughed trough this one.
Great job!

@katiem2 and @sheilamarie - it is one of the things I best enjoy - meeting people from other cultures and sharing an adventure or two with them. And then next best thing I enjoy is sharing those adventures here.

@BrendaReeves - thanks so much for your kind comments.
@LPerry - hope you get here as well. It IS an amazing country and I hope to write more articles on different sites with time.

This whole nine months has been a learning curve, but yes, the last month or so has been intense. It feels like a year has passed in September alone.

Wow. So much to learn. And you did this all in such a short time. Impressive.

I have one of the smaller, older Bamboo Graphic Tablets and I absolutely love it! Everybody that does more than resizing a photo does need one!

@Roohi - you are right that children should be taught what is right and what is not and taught to tell an adult. If that adult doesn't help, they should tell another and another, until they find an adult who does help them.

They're pretty common down here in Texas.

I see we've both decided to write about interesting trees. I'd never heard of the Bodark Tree.

Thank-you all of you for your kind comments. I hope for couples that they recognize that each partner has a different way of feeling and expressing love and they can accommodate their differences within their couplehood.

very funny. What ever works! We're having rain here so we can't do our usual frisbee game. I'll have to get creative myself!