- What did you learn in sexual education? Mine went something like this: One day was for describing the condom and its use. Another day, to vaguely describe female contraception. A third to describe, in detail, how a douche works, then a disclaimer stating that a woman should never use a douche under any circumstance. I never understood that. The rest of the marking period, then, was devoted to sexually transmitted diseases and pictures that would stop anyone's sex drive.
- According to my sex ed. teacher, if you partake in sexual activity, you are very likely to get any number of these diseases, and the two preventions are abstinence and wedding vows. For something as important as sex, it seems that parents should be teaching their children, but outsourcing the task avoids any embarrassment.
- It isn't all outsourced, I realize. Some of you received useful and informative talks from your parents, but the problem most face is in the very title we give the discussion. "The Talk." It should be "The Talks." There is no way a preteen or teenager can understand the full consequences of current or future sexual activity from a one-time crash course in respect and responsibility, especially when the talk is riddled with embarrassing pauses and an eagerness on all parties' parts to change the subject as soon as possible.
- Life, I was sorry to find out, does not mirror "Boy Meets World," wherein intercourse is the next logical step after kissing. TV was little help, and school was less, so the Internet was my best bet. Nowadays, though, the Internet is much more accessible than when I was 11. Kids are curious -- you aren't going to stop that, so the best option is thorough and responsible education to offset the garbage they'll find at any porn site.
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