After the statistic, 1 in 50 girls between 13 and 15 become pregnant, [The Metro 3rd Jan 2008], I must admit, I had forgotten about the story by the time I had flipped the page. The fact that the Government was surprised by this, despite their “best efforts” to prevent underage pregnancies, now that grabbed my attention.
It would only take a slight glance out the window of the fancy offices they remain in, to realise, there is a real world out there, and believe it or not, people of all sizes, all genders, and all ages, are humping each other.
There’s no need to sugar coat it or try and be politically correct, because it is a real problem and needs to be addressed straight on. I am no better and really have no place to preach. The first ass I sniffed was when I was edging towards legal. But hey, i've learned from my mistakes.
The fact of the matter remains. Sexual urges are within us all, but controlling them is another matter. When I was 13 years old, sex to me was something they joked about on chat –shows I watched past my bed-time. Why have times changed so dramatically?
Not only are younger mothers, making younger grandmothers now, but they follow on the tradition and the ideology that becoming a parent at a younger age is okay. The last time I believe this was acceptable was in the time of The Tudors if I’m not mistaken. But my history has never been that good. Either way, it is a dated idea.
Before one can raise a child, should they therefore not put their own childhood behind them first? Giving birth at a young age, not just underage, but any young age, I believe sets the wrong impression. Of course, as soon as we all turn sweet sixteen we have the legal right to raise a child, but are schools and governments really “taking precautions” or are they in fact encouraging the issue?
Even to have a child at the age of 21 for example, the coming of age, the entering into adulthood, does not entirely mean ready for a family. Handing out contraception of course encourages safe sex, but sex none the less. I don’t have a single memory of being taught about sex, contraception or relationships. Everything I know today is from television and perhaps the questioning can stop there.
Education regarding sex is seen as risky, controversial, and to many parents, unnecessary. Perhaps because they would like the privilege themselves, or perhaps in order to shield their precious offspring from the big bad world. It is not clear to me, nor the government why this is the case. But generally, to hand out condoms to youngsters with no explanation as to why, can only lead to them finding out themselves and acting upon it.
The government is shocked by these statistics. Baffling.
Technically, as whores for money, perhaps they are not the best example to be setting for the youth of the nation. Let the kids keep their childhood. But who says they can’t know about sex?
It would only take a slight glance out the window of the fancy offices they remain in, to realise, there is a real world out there, and believe it or not, people of all sizes, all genders, and all ages, are humping each other.
There’s no need to sugar coat it or try and be politically correct, because it is a real problem and needs to be addressed straight on. I am no better and really have no place to preach. The first ass I sniffed was when I was edging towards legal. But hey, i've learned from my mistakes.
The fact of the matter remains. Sexual urges are within us all, but controlling them is another matter. When I was 13 years old, sex to me was something they joked about on chat –shows I watched past my bed-time. Why have times changed so dramatically?
Not only are younger mothers, making younger grandmothers now, but they follow on the tradition and the ideology that becoming a parent at a younger age is okay. The last time I believe this was acceptable was in the time of The Tudors if I’m not mistaken. But my history has never been that good. Either way, it is a dated idea.
Before one can raise a child, should they therefore not put their own childhood behind them first? Giving birth at a young age, not just underage, but any young age, I believe sets the wrong impression. Of course, as soon as we all turn sweet sixteen we have the legal right to raise a child, but are schools and governments really “taking precautions” or are they in fact encouraging the issue?
Even to have a child at the age of 21 for example, the coming of age, the entering into adulthood, does not entirely mean ready for a family. Handing out contraception of course encourages safe sex, but sex none the less. I don’t have a single memory of being taught about sex, contraception or relationships. Everything I know today is from television and perhaps the questioning can stop there.
Education regarding sex is seen as risky, controversial, and to many parents, unnecessary. Perhaps because they would like the privilege themselves, or perhaps in order to shield their precious offspring from the big bad world. It is not clear to me, nor the government why this is the case. But generally, to hand out condoms to youngsters with no explanation as to why, can only lead to them finding out themselves and acting upon it.
The government is shocked by these statistics. Baffling.
Technically, as whores for money, perhaps they are not the best example to be setting for the youth of the nation. Let the kids keep their childhood. But who says they can’t know about sex?
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