Comments on: My parents’ views on sex http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/ Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: heatherdenice http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-4165 heatherdenice Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:28:58 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/#comment-4165 i think thats really sad that your parents were that way and had that sort of view while you were growing up. And i think that is a prime example of why things are the way things are in America with teen pregnancies, this huge STD epidemic, and all these things going on sexually in our community. I feel that if parents would step up and be more open and give allow us to have more knowledge about every and anything sexual, reproductive and hormonal i think things would be a lot better. When i was a teenager and growing up i was not very cautious as i should have been, while i thankfully didn't act on many of the things i could have due to pure shyness; i think my ignorance on the topic would have got me in some trouble. Now as an adult i love learning everything i can about my sexual health and am more cautious and aware of the risks both good and bad about having sexual relations with people. So i very well agree, and hope hope hope, that religion is taken out of things like this and set aside for the safety of the children growing up. i think thats really sad that your parents were that way and had that sort of view while you were growing up. And i think that is a prime example of why things are the way things are in America with teen pregnancies, this huge STD epidemic, and all these things going on sexually in our community. I feel that if parents would step up and be more open and give allow us to have more knowledge about every and anything sexual, reproductive and hormonal i think things would be a lot better. When i was a teenager and growing up i was not very cautious as i should have been, while i thankfully didn’t act on many of the things i could have due to pure shyness; i think my ignorance on the topic would have got me in some trouble. Now as an adult i love learning everything i can about my sexual health and am more cautious and aware of the risks both good and bad about having sexual relations with people.

So i very well agree, and hope hope hope, that religion is taken out of things like this and set aside for the safety of the children growing up.

]]> By: Mrs. Y http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Mrs. Y Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:40:01 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/#comment-780 My parents are conservative-ish and my mom made a big point about teaching me the facts of life. My experience has been that secular parents do as crappy a job of addressing human sexuality with their kids as conservatives do. Where I think both groups fall off (other than simply saying nothing to their kids) is in treating sexuality is something completely divorced from the rest of existence. With that in mind, I recently started a blog aimed at helping parents teach their kids about reproduction, puberty, etc. within a general context of character formation. I'm writing for religious parents but I hope it's decent advice for secular parents too! My parents are conservative-ish and my mom made a big point about teaching me the facts of life. My experience has been that secular parents do as crappy a job of addressing human sexuality with their kids as conservatives do. Where I think both groups fall off (other than simply saying nothing to their kids) is in treating sexuality is something completely divorced from the rest of existence. With that in mind, I recently started a blog aimed at helping parents teach their kids about reproduction, puberty, etc. within a general context of character formation. I’m writing for religious parents but I hope it’s decent advice for secular parents too!

]]> By: Alice http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Alice Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:57:37 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/01/07/my-parents-views-on-sex/#comment-778 My parents aren't even conservative, but I can't imagine that I could have had sex as a teenager without getting kicked out of the house. Actually, I can't imagine having sex as a teenager AT ALL. I'm glad you posted this. It was a good post. My parents aren’t even conservative, but I can’t imagine that I could have had sex as a teenager without getting kicked out of the house. Actually, I can’t imagine having sex as a teenager AT ALL.

I’m glad you posted this. It was a good post.

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