Lady B
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Nothing is wrong with that. I just see Lady B's posts differently and she has not corrected my perception. As I have quoted from here she said that any program she would support must push abstinence first and get parental permission to teach any other option. To me this implies she is Abstinence Only and until she gives me a reason to think otherwise that is my perception.
As for your views I totally agree with them. One question for clarification though, how old should they be before they should start exploring their sexuality. My general rule is 16 and up, preferable up. My guess is that Lady B would push for abstinence until marriage but she'll have to let us know for sure.
Ok I see your confused on my stand so let me put it simply. I feel the parents should be responsible and teach their children sex ed at home, with abstinence as the encouragement. I also believe we should teach our children risks and prevention of risks, but not with the premise of 'well since your probably going to do it anyway here is a condom" But with the premise of Condoms protect us from this and this and this and when you are mature enough to handle a sexual relationship I would hope that you have all the information you need to proceed safely. My desire for my children is that marriage is when they proceed into sex, and I of course make my desires known to them, whether it be from a religious or strictly moral background ,they are my children and I just can. As for working with teens and women in the crisis center, they are not interested in my religious beliefs so I try to give them statistics and health and mental risks of their choices, some shrug me off and go back into their promiscuous lifestyles while others see the benefits of valuing the gift of their bodies.
I am not opposed to both methods being taught in our schools as an option and not manditory and with proper parental involvement, and I get that some parents fail miserably in these areas. For us parents that do need to be involved though, I wish we had imput also and could give our consent before our children are misguided and walk out of class feeling society condones their sexual needs even though their parents do not.
I of course would like all teenagers to know all risks and prevention of said risks, not my problem at all. I Just feel this should be done at home first and foremost and if not home then in a consensual manner and not be an encouragement but a precautionary education.