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The VH1 show about rocker, Bret Michaels, the lead singer from the band Poison, looking for the next love of his life is entitled Rock of Love. In the show several different women are vying for Michaels attention and affection by competing in challenges created by Michaels so he will chose them as his next “Rock Star Girlfriend.” The cat fights that break out among the girls make for a lot of drama on the show and many parents would object to the scenarios, the language, and the dress of the ladies. While I would agree that these things are objectionable what I find most alarming is that the producers are able to find girls to cast in the show. I wonder what their growing up years must have been like. The ladies appear to be so lacking in confidence and self respect that they will go to almost any length to have Michaels say, “I choose you.” It has been said that girls will have sex to hear the words, “I love you” and boys will say the words, “I love you” to get sex. This show seems to be a living out of this philosophy.

Fathers, let me ask you a few questions.

What are you doing to make sure your daughter does not act like this when she is with her boyfriend?

Have you modeled for her the way a man treats a women?

How do you sacrifice for your wife?

How do you speak to your wife?

How do you respect your wife?

Do you compliment your wife?

Your daughter is watching. She is learning from you now how she can expect to be treated some day by her husband. Show her what a true rock of love looks like. The Bible gives us the framework in Ephesians 5:25-33.

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