re: Abstinence Education vs. Sex Education.

<blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting The (super kinky) Master:</b>" I always though abstinence meant ... [snip!] ... See abstinence to me is not having sex. Not necessarily until marriage. Just at that point in their lives they arent"</blockquote>




Yup. Before I was married, I went thru periods of being abstinent. It just described a time when I wasn't having sex.

<blockquote><b>Quoting The (super kinky) Master:</b>" and at home"</blockquote>




Here, those who promote it are just doing it to buy time. I suppose there are some kids in tight religious cultures that expect the kids to wait until marriage (like those who are LDS), but for the most part it's just to buy time OR to be age-appropriate.
It's much easier to tell an 8 yr old to wait until marriage than other readiness conversations.

Quoting TheNuge:" <blockquote><b>Quoting The (super kinky) Master:</b>" and at home"</blockquote> ... [snip!] ... time OR to be age-appropriate. It's much easier to tell an 8 yr old to wait until marriage than other readiness conversations."

My dad is extremely old fashioned ... SO and I aren't allowed to sleep in the same bed if we stay over there. We're 29, been living together for 8 years and have a child ... but we still have to have seperate beds because we're not married.

<blockquote><b>Quoting The (super kinky) Master:</b>" My dad is extremely old fashioned ... SO and I aren't allowed to sleep in the same bed if we stay over ... [snip!] ... 29, been living together for 8 years and have a child ... but we still have to have seperate beds because we're not married."</blockquote>




Lol.
I'd totally understand if it was BEFORE the child.

Quoting The (super kinky) Master:" My dad is extremely old fashioned ... SO and I aren't allowed to sleep in the same bed if we stay over ... [snip!] ... 29, been living together for 8 years and have a child ... but we still have to have seperate beds because we're not married."

lol. now thats funny. my gf might move in with me and my parents after the baby is born and they havent said if we could sleep in the same room or not. we are both 17 tho. i hope we can. i mean whats the big deal now. she is gonna go on birth control.

since you live together you should be able to sleep in the same room. what does he think you do at home.

Quoting MX23:" lol. now thats funny. my gf might move in with me and my parents after the baby is born and they havent ... [snip!] ... go on birth control. since you live together you should be able to sleep in the same room. what does he think you do at home."

I think he tends not to think about it.

Quoting TheNuge:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:</b>" They taught us nothing about ovulation ... [snip!] ... school won't even teach you what your own body does."</blockquote> Why didn't your mom teach you about your period?"

I obviously knew what a period was and its purpose and that it stops when you get pregnant...but she didn't go in depth about ovulation and all that. Most parents don't. Plus my mom and I aren't close and it would have been incredibly awkward hearing those things from her. I'm not even sure she even knew all the ins and outs herself.

Quoting HopingforaMiracle:" <blockquote><b>Quoting The (super kinky) Master:</b>" I always though abstinence meant ... [snip!] ... See abstinence to me is not having sex. Not necessarily until marriage. Just at that point in their lives they arent"

My high school taught abstinence as no sex before marriage.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:</b>" My high school taught abstinence as no sex before marriage."</blockquote>




Not accurate. Ours taught us only abstinence as well. It's bullsmurf. They now teach sex education. We have alot of teen parents. Alot

Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:" I obviously knew what a period was and its purpose and that it stops when you get pregnant...but she ... [snip!] ... would have been incredibly awkward hearing those things from her. I'm not even sure she even knew all the ins and outs herself."

My mom was really uncomfortable. So, she brought me to the library and we took out books on the topic. And, my friends had books.

so, i guess you educated yourself.

Quoting HopingforaMiracle:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:</b>" My high school taught abstinence as ... [snip!] ... Ours taught us only abstinence as well. It's bullsmurf. They now teach sex education. We have alot of teen parents. Alot"

We had a lot too. And my graduating class was only 170.

Quoting TheNuge:" My mom was really uncomfortable. So, she brought me to the library and we took out books on the topic. And, my friends had books. so, i guess you educated yourself."

Yep, I educated myself by going on forums and stuff. I know a lot about conception, pregnancy, stds, childbirth and all that.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:</b>" We had a lot too. And my graduating class was only 170."</blockquote>




Mine was only 130. Our school had only 600 for 9-12.

Quoting HopingforaMiracle:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:</b>" We had a lot too. And my graduating class was only 170."</blockquote> Mine was only 130. Our school had only 600 for 9-12."

We had about 750ish for grades 9-12.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tarynosaurus Rex:</b>" We had about 750ish for grades 9-12."</blockquote>



Yea