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Originally Posted by LadyLucretia
Well, I count myself as formerly being immature and clueless as a teenager. That statement is born of personal experience (and I was always considered 'mature for my age')
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Right, but that's you. I actually think I was pretty clued-up about sex at 14 - no way I would have gone in without protection. I also think it's a sweeping generalization to base your judgment of a whole age group on memories of yourself at that age.
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Originally Posted by LadyLucretia
Sex is a decision that can have permanent consequences. Is contracting HIV that much different from being a disabled veteran? Is having a child a bigger or smaller deal than a facial tattoo? I would say they are all weighty decisions, which is why there are age restrictions on them.
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The odds of dying as a soldier are far higher than those of contracting a life-threatening disease, if you take the proper precautions. If you don't know what they are then yes, you are too immature, but since you start Sex Ed way before it's likely you'll be having sex I think most teens are aware of this. Plenty of people over the age of consent have unprotected sex. Poor judgment can occur at any age.
Of course having a baby is a bigger deal, but again if protection is used the risk is not related to age.
I understand the analogy, but don't think it stands up to closer analysis.
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Originally Posted by LadyLucretia
And don't underestimate employers. Let's say your myspace username is the same as the one you use here (like mine is). On myspace many people allow themselves to be searched for by first and last name. If any employer/teacher/etc. finds your username on myspace and then googles it, it will likely lead them here. Or if you have a blog that lists your full name as well as a username, they could do it that way too. Maybe a teacher wouldn't put in that effort, but a concerned parent would, and more and more employers are doing so.
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This is true, but I don't have a MySpace so I didn't think of it that way.
I don't think light flirting would bother me though, in the context of this thread. They didn't say they've actually done these things, just thought about them.