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Lifestyle is so different to previous generations, the kids now have far more options, whilst parents know so little about the options that they find it increasingly difficult to set good boundaries.
In my opinion the "it's my house do it my way" is weak, it's an authoritarian model that does not promote adult thinking in the child, it can be good for discipline, but discipline based upon illogic is useless.
Take for example the age of consent. Aussie government says people can legally have sex from age 16 onwards. Society promotes a sexualized concept of people, reinforcing the natural tendency of teenagers to be horny. Yet sex in a car is illegal due to its publicity, hotel rooms are expensive, other choices are not as good as the best option for the teenager - to have safe sex is in their own home. Yet many parents are of the mind that 'you'll not be having sex under MY roof!'. That parent creates a situation whereby the teenager will have riskier sex and for what? For some outdated sense of keeping their child innocent, or for some long outdated sense of decorum? Is there another reason for their teenager to not do something completely legal in their own house?
I've discussed this with several parents and their answer has essentially boiled down to, "because I say so - we had to do it this way, so will you" times change people, it's not as safe having a shag on lovers point anymore with a camera in every phone. And those parents who had to do it this way too - how many found themselves horny as, away from that bedside drawer with the contraceptives in it and said, "lets do it anyway" and bang, 16-19 years old and pregnant - with a big part of that UNPLANNED pregnancy caused by their parents obstinate "You're not having sex under my roof".
Then get ARRESTED)and pay your OWN way out of jail)..the parents arent obligated to provide a safe shack for the children to screw in..You have GOT to be kidding me..GO ..get your own place to screw in..Im not paying a 450$ electcity bill and water and "snuffle fluffle" bed spreads for brats to screw in..
Go buy your own.
I dont give a rats *** if you screw or not just go PAY for it..I dont give a crap if you're horny..Im not supplying bed and breakfast for you to get laid..If your big enough to screw your big enough to GET OUT!
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