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View Poll Results: You've Found Son's Forbidden Porno, Do You?
Confiscate and say nothing 12 3.87%
Confiscate and confront him 39 12.58%
Confiscate, Confront, and send to therapy 1 0.32%
Leave porno alone and say nothing 258 83.23%
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:09 PM
 
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id tell his dad,,,have his dad handle this
but advise the dad, to tell this boy. that these women are not the norm..

or just let it go - its quite normal,,,,
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Geneva, IL
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The boy is 14. The mother found Hustler mags from the 1980s. She took them, confronted him with them in front of the whole family (including grandparents), and sentenced him to weekly therapy for 3 months.

I am told he is in therapy because she is convinced he is a sex addict just because a few of the pages were stuck together. And yet, the mags are nearly 30 years old! How does she know they weren't in that condition before he got a hold of them?

I feel sorry for the chap...and I am happy to report I have heard he has been uncooperative with his therapist.
1) If the mother thinks a 14 year-old boy has only read 30 year old Hustler mags and not seen internet porn, she is more delusional than she sounds.

2) The mother needs therapy and parenting classes ASAP.

3) Excellent way to shut down any important discussions about healthy sex and the realities of porn.

4) Whole story sounds a bit off.

Last edited by Zimbochick; 01-26-2015 at 07:37 PM.. Reason: typo
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:18 PM
 
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Wow. Insane overreaction by that mom. I feel sorry for the boy.

I have teen son. I know he finds porn online. Only one time did I bring it up because when installing something on his computer at his request, I saw a pic that was "out there" a bit... unusual. I brought it up and we had a quick chat about it and life mmoved on.
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:21 PM
 
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The boy is 14. The mother found Hustler mags from the 1980s. She took them, confronted him with them in front of the whole family (including grandparents), and sentenced him to weekly therapy for 3 months.

I am told he is in therapy because she is convinced he is a sex addict just because a few of the pages were stuck together. And yet, the mags are nearly 30 years old! How does she know they weren't in that condition before he got a hold of them?

I feel sorry for the chap...and I am happy to report I have heard he has been uncooperative with his therapist.
Does anyone here think a 14 year old boy needs therapy for this?
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Prosper
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Moms should not get involved with their son's sexual development. It NEVER ends well, no matter how hard they try. This was something the father or a father figure should have handled.

I hope that kid isn't embarrassed for life with this. Hell, kids today have killed parents for far less.
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Geneva, IL
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Does anyone here think a 14 year old boy needs therapy for this?
Crazy. But in the area we used to live the consensus from parents was to tell boys to never ever watch porn. Of course the area also had some of the highest viewership of internet porn in the country. Apparently denial and double-standards are better than open and honest parenting.

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Moms should not get involved with their son's sexual development. It NEVER ends well, no matter how hard they try. This was something the father or a father figure should have handled.
The parent who should have handled this is the one who has the type of relationship where both parties could have an open and honest discussion. Gender is irrelevant.
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:37 PM
 
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Moms should not get involved with their son's sexual development. It NEVER ends well, no matter how hard they try. This was something the father or a father figure should have handled.

I hope that kid isn't embarrassed for life with this. Hell, kids today have killed parents for far less.
They've also committed suicide over far less - like having a pimple on their young face!

The mom sounds like a real... whack job!
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Land of Free Johnson-Weld-2016
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Your kid has a right to privacy. If I though the material was unsuitable, I'd probably put in a couple of mags that I though depicted sex in a more healthy manner...but ew. He's going to feel like you violated his privacy. Did he give you permission to clean his room?

I don't know. I'd probably talk to him if I thought there was something offensive in the magazines...but definitely don't confiscate them. Probably all kids are exposed to adult material nowadays because of the internet. I'd agree with goyguy...just be glad it was just straight, normal sex.
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:44 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Sarsippius View Post
The boy is 14. The mother found Hustler mags from the 1980s. She took them, confronted him with them in front of the whole family (including grandparents), and sentenced him to weekly therapy for 3 months.

I am told he is in therapy because she is convinced he is a sex addict just because a few of the pages were stuck together. And yet, the mags are nearly 30 years old! How does she know they weren't in that condition before he got a hold of them?

I feel sorry for the chap...and I am happy to report I have heard he has been uncooperative with his therapist.
Therapy. Overreact much..Gees...Not a choice I'd make....But, perhaps the therapist will be able to give the kid some coping skills for dealing with his mother....He will obviously need some.

And, 30 year old mags.....No way they are his.
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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My parents found my porn magazines in my bedroom when I was about 15 (I think). They took them, talked to me about how porn doesn't necessarily depict real-life situations, and that was that. I didn't get into any trouble otherwise.

In my opinion (now that I'm 33), I would just leave it alone and not say anything. I viewed porn when I was a teenager and I (like to think) I turned out ok.
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