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If the kids were 15 I would still think it was proper
Okay, at this point I think we can all agree that some of the posters in this thread are gay teenage boys under the age of 16. The comment above just proved that some folks either aren't/shouldn't be parents.
Obviously we don't all agree, even those that are parents. You right-wing crazies live in a talk radio echo chamber most of the time so you imagine everyone agrees with you, but they don't.
And if you moved across the state line, your 17-yo child would then have to stop having sex until 18?
I didn't say I would police my child night and day to see if he were having sex, nor that I wouldn't allow sleepovers where sex might occur; but if we lived in a state where the age of consent was 18, I would not give active encouragement to it or facilitate it before 18. Parents who've done so, for example by giving their underage kids condoms, have been charged as parties to statutory rape, and I have no desire to be on the wrong end of the law.
Obviously we don't all agree, even those that are parents. You right-wing crazies live in a talk radio echo chamber most of the time so you imagine everyone agrees with you, but they don't.
I'm a left winger but I still think it is the parents' place to set a good example and teach your kids right from wrong. Kids will do what they can get away with, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give them permission. Even if pregnancy is not an issue, as in this case, STD's are, not to mention the emotional issues that often come from teen sex.
I'm a left winger but I still think it is the parents' place to set a good example and teach your kids right from wrong. Kids will do what they can get away with, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give them permission. Even if pregnancy is not an issue, as in this case, STD's are, not to mention the emotional issues that often come from teen sex.
OK. We clearly differ on the definitions of "good example" and "right and wrong". As for STDs, I would imagine your son knows the other boy's reputation well enough to make a reasonable determination of risk on his own. As for emotional issues from sex, you can trust me when I say most boys aren't burdened with an abundance of them the way girls are.
I'm a left winger but I still think it is the parents' place to set a good example and teach your kids right from wrong. Kids will do what they can get away with, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give them permission. Even if pregnancy is not an issue, as in this case, STD's are, not to mention the emotional issues that often come from teen sex.
Good post. There are emotional issues to be considered and going along with everything just to be some kind of "cool" parent is not good parenting.
Kids will often experiment with alcohol, drugs, guns -- but parents don't have to give their approval or knowingly send them to a drug or gun party.
I'm a left winger but I still think it is the parents' place to set a good example and teach your kids right from wrong. Kids will do what they can get away with, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give them permission. Even if pregnancy is not an issue, as in this case, STD's are, not to mention the emotional issues that often come from teen sex.
How do you feel about teens getting their driver's license? Do you think that when a parent allows a teen to drive, they are "giving permission" for them to speed and drive recklessly? Do you believe that having beer or liquor in the house is "giving permission" to the teen to drink? Or perhaps you believe that allowing your teen to go to the mall is "giving permission" for them to shoplift?
Allowing your teen to go to a sleepover is far different than saying to them "Hey, good on ya! Go out and get some booty!" Sooner or later you have to hand your kid the keys, trust them, and hope that you've taught them all they need to know about driving. It's pretty obvious what overprotectiveness does in the long run...just look at the incidence of teen pregnancy among conservative religious families.
Good post. There are emotional issues to be considered and going along with everything just to be some kind of "cool" parent is not good parenting.
I couldn't care less what's cool or what isn't. Nevertheless, there is no good reason why healthy 17-year-olds should not have responsible, safe sex.
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