One of my mom's groups has a poll asking.."how comfortable are you with your sexually active teen?" The poll gave various choices ranging from no acceptance at all...all the way to under my roof so I know they will be safe and comfortable. As of now there are over 500 votes and the leading vote getter was the "under my roof."
Even as sexually positive as I am, these poll results surprized me, because in my own group of friends my parenting style is in the minority. Sleep overs in my house are a common occurrence and my daughter is in a very committed and loving relationship. But to find that there are so many people in that group that share my views was eye opening.
So I'm trying to figure out why this poll was so much different than I experience with my own group of friends. Could it be because this group attracts more liberal minded moms, or could it be that people can be more open with their views with the annonymity of the internet? I really don't have an answer but I did feel somewhat validated in my parenting style knowing that so many other parents accepted their children's sexual activity to the point that they preferred it was conducted at home in a safe and healthy environment.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this? I just found it very interesting.
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I'm suprised at that - I got such a backlash initially from the idea that Tryn and Aaron are living together. It was honestly worse online, but I can sense the lurking disapproval IRL. Most people are just to polite to get in your face.
I've seen some pretty viscous posts about letting kids have sex in a safe environment. Ranging from "grounded for life" to 'get the boy arrested'
Interesting I know I am not as liberal as I like to think I am. I think parents pretend to be tough in public but secretly are more liberal. Maybe that is one of the answers to the question. I am surprised considering where my husband is from that he is not as liberal as they make it seem like in his country.
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