For people to be offended that someone, who is going into the field of sex education, posts comments, short stories and the like on facebook to not only educate people but also to get feedback- is ridiculous.
I posted an interesting tidbit about how University of Michigan posted a sign that says the the boys are no longer allowed to masturbate in the dorm bathrooms because semen clogging the building pipes costs into the thousands every year. I thought this was not only hilarious but interesting. Who would have thought that semen would clog pipes? Does that mean that households that are mostly male should Drano the shower pipes more often?
The whole point is that being able to talk about this kind of news and information will get people more comfortable about all aspects of sex and therefore make sex talks that are due or that will happen years from now earlier. I mean 40% of parents of children 12-17 have sex talks with their children after the kids have already had sex! That is how off parents are now about sex talks. They aren't starting early enough and looking for the right times to talk about it with their kids. THey also don't want to hear the kid's "annoying parent" groan and also they aren't sure what to say to their kids because the topic also makes them uncomfortable.
Parents don't need to go into the details of sex. They only need to cover the basics: respect, think about it first, and contraceptives. Teach the kids to have respect for themselves in the involvement of sex. Breaks down to where, when, how, with who and why. Tell the kids that they need to make sure it happens in a place where their privacy can be respected and no friends (or enemies) can come in a sabotage the experience. When- they should not be under the influence of anything and it should not be something done on a whim, it should have been talked about with their partner and they should both be prepared. How- with respect for each other and with doubling up on contraceptives (female hormonal and condoms). Who- someone they can trust and know will not go around and talk about their personal experience together. In the age of all things digital- no one's first time should be tweeted about. Why- don't do it because everyone else is. Choose to have sex with someone the first time because you actually care about each other and everything that comes with each other's lives.
It sounds silly, but it really isn't. Yes, you may have to wait longer to have sex, but I think everyone would rather have great sex with someone they really care about than have horrible sex with someone they don't even like. The first time really makes a lasting impression on you and as kids become sexually active younger and younger it will make even greater impressions.
