Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

You should be careful by saying that it offends you to see a bottle fed baby...I breast fed my child until I could not anymore....(reasons...none of anyones business) but does that mean that I am not giving my child the best that I can?  Does it make me a bad mom???  There are women that cannot nurse for many reasons and by making that comment...you are making them feel even worse than they already do.  That is a hurtful comment to make.  We are talking about a simple thing of just trying to be discreet in public.  I don't think that that is bad at all.  When I did breast feed...I didn't think that that was a problem or took it offensively....I do however take the comment of "you find it offensive when you see a bottle being fed to a baby"  Even when I was breast feeding...sometimes I would pump and put it into a bottle.  I don't think that that is at all wrong.   

True, they may have been playthings for my husband, but that IS NOT their purpose.  The purpose of our breasts is to create milk and feed our children.   It's not my fault that you think thier main purpose is to please someone sexually.  Trust me, there is nothing sexual about them. 

There is a slight controversy over it being a sexual body part. 

It is true, the perfect means of protection is abstinence, but unfortunately sex is performed despite the consequences, such as HIV, AIDS, and pregnancy. Considering sex is costless and a solution to intimate desires, sex will proceed to remain as an interest and an activity in adolescents. Inaptly, the number of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases are increasing, regardless of previous tactics. The supplying of condoms in school is a means of safety, equitable to sex education.

Sex education is to inform the adolescents of the process of a new human being coming into existence and in addition often includes topics such as STD and how to avoid them, as well as methods of contraception. The purpose of sex education is to give information and likewise educate how to be safe if they inaptly decide to have adolescent sex. Similarly the aim of rendering condoms is to encourage safe sex if any sex. 

I am appalled that anyone would be so idiotic as the woman on the show today she said "I didn't say wipe your breast on the toilet before you feed your child"... like my husband said.. let's serve you a 5 course meal while you are sitting on the toilet. Come on!! It smells of poop and urine in the bathroom. I don't even like using a public restroom to relieve myself  because of that.. why would I feed my child in that environment?!?! 

Breastfeeding is natural and normal. I don't see you asking formula feeding mothers to cover there children do you? I am highly offended by seeing women feed their child with bottles, but you don't see me asking them to please go feed their child in the bathroom, do you? No because of the fact that that is THEIR way of feeding their child and breastfeeding in MY way of feeding my child. If you are offended, look away. There are many things in life that are offending... are you going to walk up to everyone who has offened you and ask them to please get out your line of site? I surely hope not.  

ok soo.. im 19 years old and the whole handing out condoms in school is NOT going to pursuade my decision to have sex or not. if i want to have sex... IM GOING TO HAVE SEX.  Kids my age are not  thinking... "omg they are handing out condoms so... im going to find someone to go have sex with."  Its either you want to have sex, or you dont.  I have FRIENDS who will be like "here.. have a condom i got them from a seminar the other day".  now because i have them, doesnt mean im going to go out and have sex.  i am currently in a human sexuality class at the university i am attending and it is SAD the things i am learning now and never knew before now.  there needs to me more education in high school on sex education.  And you can try abstinence all you want in schools.. its not going to work unless you are in a sheltered world and if you choose to have your kids sheltered from reality... when they get in the outside world they are not going to know what to think.  the worst thing you could do is not teach them anything and have it all of a sudden "hit" them in the face when they realize what people are doing.  times are changing, and sex IS happening, so we need to accomodate the changing times instead of impplimenting things that worked 20 years ago for our parents.  parents also need to realize that they should be happy that their kids are being SAFE, rather than sorry and being/getting someone pregnant.  think rationally. 

I would like to know what the statistics would be if abstinance programs were included in sex education classes equally.  Or are they?  Many public schools will not allow actual programs that promote abstinance....just the statement that abstinance is the best way but you need to be educated in preventing STD's and pregnancy.   

Dr Phil, you made the comment that teaching abstinance just does not work.  What programs are you familier with that have failed and is this teaching really presented fairly and equally ?