🎙️ Episode 37: How much can we protect our kids' innocence?

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 37Title: How much can we protect our kids' innocence?Description:It’s the morning of June 14th, and I’m on my way to Starbucks before a housewarming party at Jamie and Luci’s. Last night’s movie with my kids stirred something deeper in me. First Noah, then Leo—both got scared and had to leave. And then that Final Destination skull poster… it just pushed me to reflect on what our kids are exposed to visually, and how much of it we can—or should—control. I don’t have all the answers, but I’m asking the questions again.I talk about:Taking the boys to How to Train Your Dragon and why they couldn’t finishThe impact of a scary skull poster outside the theaterWhy I was moved when it got replaced with a Brad Pitt racing movie posterWhether video calls dull the sweetness of reunionsMy wrestle with overexposure and stimulation in modern parentingThe difference between protecting innocence and isolating kidsMy 90s homeschool flashback and what I want for my family today💡 Highlights & Timestamps:00:00 – Driving to Starbucks and Kroger before Jamie & Lucy’s house party 01:35 – How Noah and Leo both reacted to the movie last night 04:40 – The skull poster that scared Leo even more—and what happened next 07:50 – Visual stimuli change the energy of a place; I felt it viscerally 10:10 – Wrestling with modern parenting: protect or expose? 13:20 – Remembering the ultra-sheltered 90s Christian kids…and learning from it 15:00 – Reflecting on the cost of overstimulation in childhood today 🧠 Core Takeaway:“When the poster changed, the room changed—and it reminded me just how much our kids are absorbing."🙏 Closing Line:Crumb Confessional #37 — I’m just trying to spend as much time as I can with my family…and think intentionally.