I have to agree with this woman's worldview and view on sexual knowledge. The people I know who have the least hangups about sex are those with open minds and an understanding of sex in both its intrinsic biologic nature and its psychological power. I am part of a large family and have seen all approaches and openness is best. Consider that most sexual deviants come from so called normal families, that requires either depravity is inherent or experience related. I remember once going through vcr tapes our boys used and finding much porn. Never said a thing and they are good married fathers today. More to life than weirdness and weirdness requires others thing. Sex is magic if done right and shouldn't be surrounded by idiocy.
Separate and apart from the total morons who have responded in this thread, I'm disappointed that so many educated and intelligent members of this board continue to live the "60's," where self-actualization is more important than any obligations to society, and to the young that they have brought into this world. This individual in this article, cerrtainly not a lady, personifies so many single mothers, so many who live in the moment, doing whatever feels good, rather than giving the due respect to the values and traditions that have nurtured society for so long. Perhaps there is no G-d, no afterlife, or even no absolutes, but that does not give one the right to abrogate our obligations to our children.
I believe sexuality should be revealed like peeling the layers off an onion, not like
Heather Has Two Mommies imposed on kindergarteners or vibrators given as toys for a 3 year old. Perhaps if there was a loving committed husband with an alternative view, he might be able to put the brakes on this kind of behavior.
But rather than conjecture on the upbringing of the child, in a committed married relationship. Here are some of the cold hard facts:
The single most important indicator that a child will end up in prison is to have that child be raised by a single mother. The majority of juvenile rapists and murderers come from single mother homes.
So you secularists, still believe that raising a child in a single mother home is acceptable?
The majority of those children having babies as teenagers, dropping out of school, and committing suicide were raised by single mothers.
Runaways, junvenile delinquents, and child murderers, the same.
Still can't budge you from your progressive opinion? It's pretty clear that your opinion is based on feeling, and not on knowing.
How about insisting that young girls be sexually promiscuous? Good idea? Chances are good if they are raised by a single mother.
And let's make sure that as adolescents that they are substance abusers as well: single mother homes.
So here's my point. I totally disagree with this woman's lifestyle, but I am also upset that what used to be a family friendly traditionalist magazine is now supporting this bizarre environment for this child. Woe betide us.
