Careful Of Screens!

 Dear Kids, 

This world is so subtle and tricky. Talia has had some struggles with some addiction to youtube and we had a bit talk about it the other day. She has been getting up and watching videos in the morning when no one else is awake. 

I looked at her history of viewing and it's been about a week or two of doing this behavior. Luckily, no porn has come up - but it's just a bunch of pop culture stuff that is junk information and rots her mind. I could tell something was going on because when she would come to scriptures in the morning she was very on edge. When I caught her yesterday morning the spirit told me to go and talk with her. I got out of bed and found her and she had a hard time admitting her guilt. 

But she did and we were able to work it out. However, I know this isn't the last of things like this that will come up. We have to set some really specific parameters around technology, which I thought we had, but all of you are so smart, especially Talia is so crafty with problem solving and finding her way around things, which is a blessing and a curse. 

This same addiction to screens happened with Gabe when we caught him at night sneaking watching screens, and I'm sure the same thing with happen with Elijah - SCREENS ARE SO ADDICTING! And this last year you have had WAY so much of screens for all of your own good. 

I can't wait to get into a house and a normal routine where we can really start to control what's happening with the internet in our house and set some screen goals. 

Teaching you all how to interact in a healthy way with screens is a HUGE challenge! It's one of the things in the great and spacious building - but it's also so important to learn how to overcome screens when you  are young and gain the skills necessary. I know you will mess up while you are in our home - I expect it. And it's necessary. 

I just hope I can handle the things that come up in the right way - with the spirit. 

I know the spirit is warning you all, all the time, to be careful. Just LISTEN to the spirit. LISTEN to those promptings, they will NEVER lead you in the wrong way!

I love you, 

Your Mom