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A sixteen year old boy ogles internet porn on his bedroom PC. His fourteen year old sister listens to Jessica Simpson's "Sweetest Sin" while text messaging gossip about her fantasy with green eyes. Their twelve year old brother lost his virginity last week.

And mom and dad are still irate about Janet Jackson's sunburst nipple ring.

It's time for a little perspective.

Dear Judah,

Someone decided long ago to set aside a special day in June to celebrate dads. I'm not sure why they thought I needed to be honored for loving you. Being your dad is the greatest privilege in the world.

You're nearly 3 1/2 now. It seems like yesterday that I cradled you in my arms after lulling you to sleep on my chest. I still try to cuddle you, but you're not as easily convinced anymore. Besides, how big you've gotten! 50 lbs. of solid mass makes you quite the chest compressor.

"Mama, I never meant to hurt you, I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleanin' out my closet." - Eminem, in Cleanin' out My Closet

He trusted her. That's what little brothers do, so when his eight year old sister and her friend called him into a field, four year old Eric went. There he entered a world without boundaries. Beginning that afternoon, for the next six or seven years his sister and her friends touched him, made him touch them, violated him.

The scene was gory and tragic, every father's worst nightmare. The van carrying Matt Stevens' two oldest sons had flipped on a country road and 10-year-old Caleb was thrown underneath the wreckage. Big brother Josh, himself just 11, comforted "Cub" as they waited for Dad's arrival.

Giant slayers
The Stevens family was in the middle of one of four summer missions trips that fateful morning of Aug. 5, 2005, as they prepared to lead 40 youths for a week of compassion ministry in downtown Baltimore.

Matt arrived at Cub's side as he slipped in and out of consciousness. Cradling his son in his arms, Matt told him it was okay to go home to Jesus. Cub closed his eyes, gasped seven more times, and breathed his last.