On 2/7/2014 8:21 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:59:47 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

See my response earlier. Oh hell, I'll post it again. This is what is taught in Fairfax County.

Family Life Education
Program Overview

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I'm OK with that as far as it goes but the emphasis on abstinence,
especially for older kids, is probably wishful thinking. Many of them
are already, or soon will be, in "committed" relationships and need
good solid birth control and disease prevention information more than
anything else. It's largely a waste of time to preach abstinence to a
bunch of raging hormones and it can cast the credibility of the whole
program into doubt.



I agree with all that.

There was a time however when that type of education came primarily from
your parents, supplemented by "health" and/or science classes in schools
that covered all the clinical details but none of the emotional issues.
Combined, they were effective.

I guess we have to question what kind of teenage activities are
considered "normal" today. If having sex with every girlfriend that
comes along is now "normal" and, in the event of an inadvertent
pregnancy, there's always the abortion clinc down the street, then I
guess I really am a luddite.

My old man spent time with me as a young, hormone filled teenager who
was starting to date frequently. He talked about the need for taking
precautions ... basically rubbers at that time. Few teenage girls were
"on the pill" back then. He talked about responsibility which extended
to that which I had for the girls involved and how important the
ramifications of our actions could be.
Most of all however, he emphasized having respect for women in general
and particularly the young women I was seeing. Without having to be
told it was clearly understood that if I treated girls badly or
irresponsibly, I'd also be answering to him. It wasn't a threat in
anyway. It was perfectly normal coming from him.

He never preached abstinence. He was too smart to do that. He just
tried to instill a more mature picture of how I should be considering
the actions and responsibilities of whatever activities I engaged in
with the fairer sex. I still have a lot of respect for his approach.

He ended it with, "When the right one comes along, you'll know it."

He was correct.