DEAR ABBY: Recently, my father has begun to watch films with graphic sexual scenes when he gets home from work. When I ask him to please watch them on his own time, when my three younger siblings aren't in the house, he tells me that because he pays the bills he has the right to do what he wants.
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Abby, not only do these graphic movies make me uncomfortable, I'm worried my siblings will begin asking questions. -- UNCOMFORTABLE IN OREGON
DEAR UNCOMFORTABLE: If there are adult relatives who can convince your dad that what he's doing is unwise -- an aunt, uncle, grandparent -- talk to them about what's going on right away. If there aren't, then a trusted teacher or counselor at school should be informed because what your father is doing is extremely inappropriate. Exposing children to graphic images can give them unrealistic expectations about what sex is really all about.