If my father watches porn and he catches me watching it what should I do?

Q: If my father watches porn he catches me watching it what should i do?

A: My initial reaction says that you should simply turn off the porn! And that is a good idea in general. Pornography, besides being addictive (especially online), does great harm to others, not merely objectifying them for your own sexual pleasure and limiting them to that, but pornography is often linked with human trafficking, bullying, prostitution, drug use, and much more. This is a great article about the damage resulting from pornography addiction as well. And, awhile back, I did a three-part feature on sexual addiction and porn addiction here at BustedHalo.com. It is a serious problem besides being sinful.

However, more to your point — especially if this may not have risen to the point of addiction — this is an opportunity for both you and your father. You (and probably him) were obviously embarrassed at being caught. And I will assume that he either punished you for it, if you are a teen, or was angry with you, resulting in an argument if you are an adult living with your parents. You may wish to point out that you learned this behavior from him and ask if you could make a pact to keep each other honest about this behavior, citing the issues above. Know that you can only control your behavior, however, and that dad will be the one who needs to avoid this sin.

There are many websites that help with porn addiction or semi-habitual use of pornography. One of the better ones is: x3watch.com