My Twilight:Breaking Dawn soap box.

VERY HONEST and maybe graphic.  You've been warned.

I don't think there is anything that will be very surprising about the Breaking Dawn movie.  EVERYONE knows they get married and have sex.  EVERYONE knows about the violence.  What everyone must not know is how this material can affect teens and pre-teens.  They must not know, or there wouldn't be any in the theater!!!

I read the first three books.  I found myself very turned on by each of them and there was no sex in them at all!  My husband didn't realize it was because of my imagination while reading those books I wanted him more often (sorry if too graphic).  What I want to say though is that I had a healthy, beautiful outlet to release that tension my imagination built up through reading those books.

What are these young children supposed to do with this tension?  WHAT?  You mean teens get turned on too?  YES!  And they can be turned on by VERY benign suggestions.  Everyone knows that many young boys and men masturbate or are highly tempted to.  Does everyone know that young women can just as easily masturbate? Do many young women know that that's what they do when they cause their body to reach orgasm?  And THAT is likely only effecting them. 

What about the teens that go have pre-marital sex because they are so turned on?  I've heard sex compared to drinking orange juice and brushing your teeth.  Brushing your teeth is like sex.  If you do it at the wrong time, like before drinking orange juice, it's nasty and leaves you with a nasty taste in your mouth.

Sex after marriage is beautiful, fulfilling, and a strong bonding experience.  It's also incredibly PRIVATE!  I've heard people say this movie is ok because the main characters are married.  Let me know the next time you're having sex.  I'll pop some popcorn, get a soda and sit and watch.  What?  You're married.  It's not a big deal.

If I had the money, I would buy EVERY teen's ticket at twice the value to convince them not to see this movie.  I BEG my young friends to reconsider watching this.  Stand up for your values.  Come up with some excuse.  Maybe your mom won't let you (she really would, but you don't want to) or maybe you want your mind clean for when you go to the temple to participate in baptisms.  Maybe you just have "too much homework" to see it.  BLAME ME if you have to.  I promise you will NEVER regret NOT watching this movie, but I can ALMOST guarantee that you will regret watching it.