[greyhawke54]

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Do you honestly believe that you motivate people to grow up to become responsible adults by overloading them with rules and imposing hard punishments?


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Last time I checked that was what the adult world was like. A place full of rules and hard punishments for those who broke them. Also last time I checked it was the parents job to prepare children for life in the adult world, to teach them about how their actions have conseqenses. Not hey go do what you want cuz it feels good. We as human beings are also not complete animals without any control over our urges. I believe that some in this thread have forgotten that. Sure Jr. is going to try and get laid, but he needs to know the conseqenses of his actions both positive and negative.

I also think that part of the larger problem is the currnent societal attitude towards sex. My parents taught me that sex was something special between to idividuals that cared deeply for one another. Nowadays it just seems like the act has been cheapened too much. Sex is everwhere and has been portrayed as the end all beat all. To many get involved in relationships where sex is all they have, they lack the deep emotional commitment that should accompany this act. There is also a lack of respect for partners. Many refer to sex as hooking up, nothing more, they veiw there partners as something to help them satisfy their own physical needs and nothing more. I know this line of thought is old fashioned, but maybe those old timers knew something afterall.

For the record I am a 33 yr old happily married man with 2 children.