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breakingnews · 04-30-2007, 01:58 AM

More sex ed could certainly be taught in schools. I had some form of sex ed in 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th grades, and in retrospect I did learn a lot and so far have kept myself out of trouble. But yeah, teens are stubborn and hardheaded, so I think the majority of students won't really listen anyway.

Not a peep from my parents about sex, other than "you're too young to even be thinking about that" (this was at 23 years old). I learned most of what I know from my oldest brother and wikipedia.

I guess I wish they had told me what I plan to tell my kids in the future. I expect they'll have the mechanics down at a pretty early age; what I hope to emphasize is that things like STDs and pregnancy should not be treated as a game of probability. One slip could mean serious consequences. And with that in mind, to carefully consider how they go about their sexual relationships. Sex is healthy and great, but it should be treated with a certain amount of maturity/respect, like driving a car. (sorry that sounded kinda dumb)

I'm more worried about having to provide emotional counsel. I remember in my first "serious" relationship (9th or 10th grade) getting carried away with the idea of being in love and whatever. IMHO, there's a lot of growing up to be done before those kinds of decisions should be made. I mean, I'm 26 and I still have no effin' clue what I'm doing.

04-30-2007, 01:58 AM	#5
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	More sex ed could certainly be taught in schools. I had some form of sex ed in 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th grades, and in retrospect I did learn a lot and so far have kept myself out of trouble. But yeah, teens are stubborn and hardheaded, so I think the majority of students won't really listen anyway. Not a peep from my parents about sex, other than "you're too young to even be thinking about that" (this was at 23 years old). I learned most of what I know from my oldest brother and wikipedia. I guess I wish they had told me what I plan to tell my kids in the future. I expect they'll have the mechanics down at a pretty early age; what I hope to emphasize is that things like STDs and pregnancy should not be treated as a game of probability. One slip could mean serious consequences. And with that in mind, to carefully consider how they go about their sexual relationships. Sex is healthy and great, but it should be treated with a certain amount of maturity/respect, like driving a car. (sorry that sounded kinda dumb) I'm more worried about having to provide emotional counsel. I remember in my first "serious" relationship (9th or 10th grade) getting carried away with the idea of being in love and whatever. IMHO, there's a lot of growing up to be done before those kinds of decisions should be made. I mean, I'm 26 and I still have no effin' clue what I'm doing. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.