Hey everybody!
Just thought I'd introduce myself real quick, especially since I forgot to do the post for the first week. So, I'm Kathryn Passey! I'm a senior studying Human Development and Creative Writing. I've been married for over two years, and have an eight month old daughter who keeps me on my toes. I'd love to be a reading specialist in an elementary school after graduation, and will follow my husband to grad school (who knows where) and decide from there if I will get my MFA in Creative Writing or pursue a masters in Speech Pathology or something like that. So clearly, I'm pretty busy all the time, and have very little idea about what exactly me and my little family will be doing when we're done being undergrad students! 😅
I've been torn about my own media use since high school. Back then, I would walk in to my family's living room to find my dad watching things like "The Big Bang Theory" and "Friends" at the most inopportune moments. I was always horrified by the sexual content I witnessed in those shows (especially as a naive, sheltered little teenager). My dad would always explain it away by saying that he was viewing those shows through "married eyes" and so it didn't affect him in the way it affected me. While there may have been a little truth in this, it still didn't sit right with me. Now that I'm married, I have discovered how easy it is to fall into the trap of thinking that way. While it's true that sexual content doesn't unnerve me as much as it used to, I still think I should avoid shows and music that glorifies and puts on display inappropriate use of sexual intimacy. This is still a question I grapple with. I'm excited to learn more about actual studies on the affects of media in our lives so that I can come to a better conclusion on my own.
Anyway, here's me and my little family! I'm excited to get to know you all!
Just thought I'd introduce myself real quick, especially since I forgot to do the post for the first week. So, I'm Kathryn Passey! I'm a senior studying Human Development and Creative Writing. I've been married for over two years, and have an eight month old daughter who keeps me on my toes. I'd love to be a reading specialist in an elementary school after graduation, and will follow my husband to grad school (who knows where) and decide from there if I will get my MFA in Creative Writing or pursue a masters in Speech Pathology or something like that. So clearly, I'm pretty busy all the time, and have very little idea about what exactly me and my little family will be doing when we're done being undergrad students! 😅
I've been torn about my own media use since high school. Back then, I would walk in to my family's living room to find my dad watching things like "The Big Bang Theory" and "Friends" at the most inopportune moments. I was always horrified by the sexual content I witnessed in those shows (especially as a naive, sheltered little teenager). My dad would always explain it away by saying that he was viewing those shows through "married eyes" and so it didn't affect him in the way it affected me. While there may have been a little truth in this, it still didn't sit right with me. Now that I'm married, I have discovered how easy it is to fall into the trap of thinking that way. While it's true that sexual content doesn't unnerve me as much as it used to, I still think I should avoid shows and music that glorifies and puts on display inappropriate use of sexual intimacy. This is still a question I grapple with. I'm excited to learn more about actual studies on the affects of media in our lives so that I can come to a better conclusion on my own.
Anyway, here's me and my little family! I'm excited to get to know you all!
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