Sex Ed & Youth 101

[uncreativename]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Alspals69 @ Feb. 24 2005,13:21)]PLeased youfind it useful, and welcome aboard... you'll soon be the one providing the advice!

hehe yay...experience awaits me

[pheonix]

peh (in reply to the first post)
i think the best sex education i had was at primary school where there was this really quite twisted book that told you what happened in very very very little detail. which is basicly nothing lol
the sex education at secondary school is fairly ba worse then that book lol
although i have to give credit they do highlight disease risks, but not well enough i dont think, but they do highlight it which is better then nothing.
altogether i got 2 sex education lessons lol not nearly enough.
my parents have bee pretty open though so i have had resources eg books available with goo fatual information on puberty growing up and stuff, but i only looked at the bits i thought were important, eg the bits about diseases, i never paid attention to much else lol, besides typical fantasy stuff lol.

[Yonga]

You hardly learn anything at school.

But I have learned tons from this site.

[ashness]

This website is great for teens. I'm a teen myself, and I feel as though I can't go to anyone with questions. Every day in school, (I live in a VERY conservative town) I hear about how girls who have sex are sluts and it always has a negative connotation. My parents believe that that I should wait until marriage. Honestly, online sites like these are the only places I can get support without be unfairly judged. I definitely feel very informed since coming here, and it made my decision to lose my virginity to my boyfriend of two years a lot easier. I feel that a lot of teens are in my same predicament. Many of make very mature, intelligent choices about sex, and we are still judged unfairly. Some of us, like me, have sex because we really are in love, not just because every other kid is doing it. I hope to learn some more from this board and site!!!

[MasterBater101]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (?wiseman? @ May 07 2003,09:01)]Wow, deja vu. I'd swear I heard Guido's words someplace before. *I agree with all he has to say and would like to add a couple things.

This forum is a valuable source of information for all ages. HOWEVER, it is not a substitute for having open and honest communication with your PARENTS. I know it's tough, (just last night my 9-yr old son asked me what a tampon was) but as a parent I can tell you that our love is unconditional for our kids. We are much more receptive of the idea that a teenager would come to us to discuss questions about relationships and sex, than we are "Mom, Dad, I think I'm (or my girl friend's) pregnant," or taking you to the doctor for a course of penicillin.

Despite all of the great advice and suggestions posted here, there are still occassional posts under the general topic "Could I be Pregnant?" Please understand that no matter how careful you are and how many precautions you take, boyfriends and girlfriends will still count the days to her period.

Ask questions, become informed, but simply because you've read alot about swimming, that doesn't mean you're ready to jump into the surf. Be knowledgeable, but be smart with that knowledge.

That reminds me of this one day I was visiting my family (parents and 10 yr old brother) and my brother had a really bad sunburn so he went to my parent's bathroom to get some but he found a box of tampons shoved two up his nose running around saying "Look I'm a walrus!"

[MasterBater101]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (thetease13 @ Dec. 15 2003,20:51)]in school all they ever basically taught you was, either don't do it, and if you decide that you're ready to do it, wear a condom and be safe.

when you're young, you don't usually feel comfortable talking to your parents about stuff...especially when it comes to sex. *cause most of the time they'll freak out and have a cow and ban you from leaving the house or something or they'll give you the lecture you already got 20 times in health class in school.

i think it's great that people, whether young or old, can have a place to come to to find out about the other things they don't tell you about sex. *and to be able to ask questions on boards like this and not be judged on what you're doing.
people just have questions sometimes and they just need answers and as nurse naddy said... "I can't say I've ever known someone worse off for having knowledge."

All I remember from my health class was how the teacher would constantly bring up the subject of "Old People Diapers" and that the epidermis is the top layer of a person's skin and NOT part of a man's reproductive system. and yes I am a Miroku and have been trying to get out of the habit (for those of you who are fans of the anime show InuYasha)

[MasterBater101]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Jracer @ Sep. 01 2004,21:31)]No one here is dumb or stupid just a bit challanged, even with a strong collage edgumication Im learning on a daily basis.

My point? Simple. Todays watered down schools especially public have little real fact to offer our new generations, most is biased in one way or another and those "good" teachers who say it like it is are offered exceptional packages for an early retirement or shifted to other positions. They are considered a liability and not an asset just like computers over vocational training. One of the first things I learned as a freshman in collage is question everything and this I do well.

My son is now actually 17, a junior in school and very sharp... All parents say that about their kids and rightfully so but Im still that proud parent and that won't change. Just like you guys he knows right from wrong and gives a damn but still makes mistakes like everyone else does. I also know my son is gay and is very happy with his boyfriend of 5+ years and has no plans of window shopping for another, I stand behind him all the way.

Want an open mind? You hold the key

JR

I tip my hat to you.
I love the Bush bashing "edjumacation" quote.
I will have to stop with the politics unless you wan't to read a five hour rant.
I need to add that I am stupid Ex. one day I thought pig rhymed with orange, I got an 18 on a Geography final, and I wanted to see what would happen if you drink 2 liters of mustard.
I would also like to point out that (if anyone is offended by this it is my friends opinion and mine) Catholics think the key is the bible and I don't and am very open minded.

[14yroldVirgin]

I love the site... i was searching for a site just like this and thank god google brought it up.. i dunno wat i would have done without it.. and i do think it should be availuable to all ages because of 2 main reasons...

1. most sex ed classes are crap.. especially in religious classes.. i mean im 14 and the only stuff u lean is like (the man huggs the woman in a special way) i mean we already know more than this from cousins and such, and we want to know more in order to make wize choices in life...

2. if i didnt kno this stuff i would be worrying my ass off about trivial matters such as penis size, and cum coulour..

[rockerton]

Originally Posted by 14yroldVirgin

1. most sex ed classes are crap..

this is sooo true. in public school they teach and preach. this was my sex-ed:

protection
intercousre fundamentals
hundreds of pictures of stds

they really should focus on pleasing one another, complications of love, and ... well...important things. most kids know "the basics/stds" long before middle or high school.
weak sauce.

[champloo]

glad to know im not the only 14 year old on the forums here ^_^

im not gonna go and be repetitive with the "school teaches you crap" statement, even if it is true.

but, because of this site, and others ive stumbled upon, i have learned quite a bit, and im glad ive learned what ive learned at my age. like now, i know what the g spot is, instead of the place where you see your friends from down the street (seriously, i used to think that)

and because of sites like this, as well as other kids at school, i realise what to use during intercourse. a steady comdom and possibly spermacides.

my parents never was good at teaching me about sex and other similar topics. a few times when i was around 10, they would catch me masturbating, and when they did, they would start telling me first, that masturbating (and if theres something i cant forget, its that masturbating is perfectly NORMAL and FINE.) is evil and wrong, and that my "pecker" is for a girl when im "much older", including 'the birds and the bees' lecture. because of that, it naturally became harder for me to talk to them, and now, with my mom being my only parent because of my late father's death, talking with her about sex has become something that will never happen.

if i didnt kno this stuff i would be worrying my ass off about trivial matters such as penis size, and cum coulour..

funny, before i got my pre-teen hands on the internet, porn, sex info, etc., i thought that sex occured only in the anus, and that if "white stuff" came out of your penis during masturbation and otherwise, that it meant you were going to have a baby.

i thought id share that memory :P

anyway, im also glad for sites like this one, because as today's society changes more and more and sexual content etc. becomes more easier to obtain, music, internet, etc., its became something you have to know about. also, it seems at school that sex has became something EVERYONE knows about. as well as that, girls at school have already started their career as prostatutes (seriously), and the friends of your girlfriend/boyfriend always want to know if your going to "do it" or if you already have, how was it.

lol, wedensday, my girlfriend came up to me and was telling me how a girl at school was asking her questions all sex related. have you done it yet? when are you moving to your dad's? (a few months ago, i was going to go with her to her dads house in St.Augustine [i live in central Florida] and everyone expected us to have sex because of the certain conditions of her dad's house. to let you know, i never went because she got mad at me the day before and broke up with me lol) has he fingered you yet? (i havent actually fingered her, but the next closest thing) and questions like that. and, its questions like the one the girl asked that make you realize stuff like that is stuff you need to know. for instance, at school, i was offered 2 (two) condoms the week i was supposed to go to her house. the people who offered the comdoms was 2 chicks, one was the chick asking the questions and the other is the twin to my gf's best friend. funny isnt it?

whatever the matter, im glad for sites like these