Quote From: mlroczIn response to your statement about modesty. This shouldn't be the issue when we are talking about feeding children. Have you ever tried to use a breast pump? I don't mean the nice expensive ones like hospital grade, but the kind most women can afford. Hell, if my let down ever happened I would get about 4 ounces in over an hour. That's ridiculous. I might as well have the baby on the breast every other hour. BTW, we are one of the few countries that would rather see a woman using a bottle than showing a little skin. (of course, some of you will be quick to say that makes America better) sheesh.
Sex issue. The point is that teens DO often have sex. Condoms may be useful if they're going to do it anyway. BTW, it is a BAD parenting practice to instill fear in your children.
FUNNY NOTE: My parents were both very very well disciplined...guess what? They decided not to be too hard on me. We were asked to leave a restaurant before and never come back. I know they were embarrassed, but do you see how their own upbringing backfired?
I know that we are one of the few countries that would rather be more modest and I think that is fine. I just simply do not think that breast feeding should be something done in the public arena. My mother breast fed us and her mother breast fed her and never did they do this in public.
The fear that I was speaking about was a healthy fear. The fear was about getting an STD or becoming pregnant at a young age. Sex should be respected. Also, I know that teens often have sex, that does not make it right or responsible. A person should not be having sex until they are old enough to handle the responsibilities of the consequences of sex. Ideally within the realm of marriage. Handing them any form of birth control is not good as it is the same as giving them permission.
My mom was raised in a disciplined environment and she raised us accordingly. We turned out just fine as she did. Kids need structure, discipline and control.
