tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post3122125118186965192..comments2024-03-21T18:26:23.834-07:00Comments on In Bed With Married Women: Sexual EdumacationJill Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989469118118455602noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-23363376672974963602013-05-16T12:57:18.250-07:002013-05-16T12:57:18.250-07:00The problem with "abstinence as an option&quo...The problem with "abstinence as an option" sex-ed, at least as far as I've experienced it with my own Offspring, is that it typically turns into abstinence only, the "as option" is a gateway method to circumvent actual sexual education. I'm still shocked that parents had to give permission to allow their students to attend one film, advocating abstinence as the "only option", as the district's version of "sex ed." Back in the late '70's-early '80's sex ed mentioned abstinence in passing. The reality was most kids were normal human adolescents experiencing sexual relationships. That sex-ed program was taken seriously and was relevant to our lives. JackJustenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-33354618893623470482013-05-06T22:13:51.654-07:002013-05-06T22:13:51.654-07:00I seriously hate my home state sometimes.
My par...I seriously hate my home state sometimes. <br /><br />My parents and uncle were all raised in Ohio on the abstinence-only dogma/general culture of silence around sex. They had kids out of wedlock anyway. It didn't work in the eighties, and it DOESN'T WORK NOW.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777298621169810355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-24667322023375434032013-05-03T08:21:41.087-07:002013-05-03T08:21:41.087-07:00Oh, I understand. I was pushing back just a little...Oh, I understand. I was pushing back just a little at the first comment here that suggested abstinence is not possible. I am in total agreement with the need for comprehensive sex ed--was just suggesting that "comprehensive" ought to embrace all well-informed and thoughtful options.Cagey-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336508567944952383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-2494250250643316542013-05-02T15:01:52.404-07:002013-05-02T15:01:52.404-07:00ah dear cagey, i don't think the abstinence pa...ah dear cagey, i don't think the abstinence part was the problem, it's the abstinence ONLY. which you obviously get so i will just aside here and let you make your point. in bed with married womenhttp://www.inbedwithmarriedwomen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-78404466858540169332013-04-30T08:22:04.470-07:002013-04-30T08:22:04.470-07:00Without at all arguing with the premise that compr...Without at all arguing with the premise that comprehensive sex education is an absolute social good and a necessity, I do want to quibble with the idea that abstinence is not possible. I was abstinent until I was 23 (unless you count my own hands as sex partners). I think that the best school-based sex ed will give students the background, information, and perspective that they'll need in order to make informed choices for themselves. And while it may be true for only a minority, abstinence will be one of those choices, and is no less valid or healthy than safe, consensual, non-exploitive sex. I'd hate to have those kids who don't want to be sexually active, for whatever reason, jumping into decisions they don't feel prepared for because they've internalized the message that they are abnormal. Cagey-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336508567944952383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-39258386743335844382013-04-26T15:04:35.327-07:002013-04-26T15:04:35.327-07:00Sir Thomas, yes. i like that the french are making...Sir Thomas, yes. i like that the french are making it important and helping facilitate the whole thing. in bed with married womenhttp://www.inbedwithmarriedwomen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-54922232188057491762013-04-26T14:47:46.043-07:002013-04-26T14:47:46.043-07:00"Rééducation périnéale gets scoffed at in Ame..."Rééducation périnéale gets scoffed at in American and Canadian publications as one of the most lurid examples of the indulgent French welfare state, but as far as I can tell, we do exactly nothing in the United States to help women get back into shape after giving birth."<br /><br />Then we men wonder why our post-childbirth wives aren't interested in sex!Sir Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09510952537060051196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-45658065855814452472013-04-25T16:24:57.574-07:002013-04-25T16:24:57.574-07:00Vanessa. Agreed!
And I forgot to thank reader Luk...Vanessa. Agreed!<br /><br />And I forgot to thank reader Lukman for sending me the article on the adult sex Ed. Huzzah!Jill Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989469118118455602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339155460200866959.post-7219534150349827932013-04-25T16:15:24.592-07:002013-04-25T16:15:24.592-07:00Anybody who thinks complete abstinence when you...Anybody who thinks complete abstinence when you're a teen, or even an adult is possible is fooling themselves on their own feelings. Sex feels good and people like to feel good, so let's give teens the tools they need to be safe and not have children before their ready to raise them to be productive adults. <br /><br />It amazes me that a country as advanced as the United States can still be sucked into this stupid thinking. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664909801454351135noreply@blogger.com