This is largely correct.

I'm against this.

I don't want to have to meet the parents of the teenagers I sleep with.

If parents DO allow their kids to have sex at home, do you think this will increase the chance they will want to drink or do drugs?

Dr. Mockler: Again, not a good idea. A parent should be a good role model for their teen, and if they are supporting teen sex, then they are leaving the door open to supporting other dangerous activities, such as drinking and using drugs.

Excuse me ?! Is this the onion ?!

Worked for Bristol Palin. Maybe not.

My parents knew what we were up to. They just simply didn't care (so long as I gave reasonable assurances about safety), and why should they?

Teenagers are human and perfectly capable of dealing with sex.

Hmm... back of a parked car or smelly, cluttered bf's bedroom... Sounds like a lose/lose situation.

Only if Dad gets sloppy seconds...

BurnShrike: I'm against this.

I don't want to have to meet the parents of the teenagers I sleep with.

WIN.

"Close the window, you're letting the stank out!"

How dare parents try and take away experiences like these from their kids.

If any 18-19 year old lesbians want a safe place to have sex, please let me know. I would be happy to watch er accommodate.

At 18? yep. no problem, though I'd prefer we aren't home to be alerted by their activities. For some reason, it makes sense to me that it's safer for a young adult to experiment with things under the guidence of a parent. (hopefully a somewhat intelligent and understanding parent.)


The smart parent knows that kids are going to try things on their own and really cannot be stopped.

The dumb parent thinks they can control an 18 year old...........

HotWingConspiracy: My parents knew what we were up to. They just simply didn't care (so long as I gave reasonable assurances about safety), and why should they?

Teenagers are human and perfectly capable of dealing with sex.

Yup, my gf and I would go straight to my room and stay there. They didn't say anything to me.

I thought this was interesting:

One girl said her "out" with her boyfriend is that they can't do it at home or they'll get in trouble. If her parents allowed it, she wouldn't be able to say no.

Yes she would. There is something wrong with concluding that simply "no I don't want to have sex" in your own home even if your parents allow it is impossible. If it makes the boyfriend unhappy, too bad.

I remember having a conversation with someone from Sweden a couple of years back on this subject. They said that not only are the boyfriends/girlfriends allowed to stay over and have sex but that the amount of sex is lower. It's much like the legalization of drugs in Portugal. Drug usage dropped a lot. Most teens in Portugal frown upon marijuana as well. Funny how if you take the forbidden fruit and make it allowable people lose interest in it.

PsyLord: Hmm... back of a parked car or smelly, cluttered bf's bedroom... Sounds like a lose/lose situation.

and somewhere uncomfortable

What could possibly go wrong? Dad knocking on the door asking if he can have sloppy seconds, that's what.

//Historically, when a lot of people were married off in their early teens, the pater familias would bang the daughter-in-law.//

Dr. Mockler is an incompetent douchebag.

That is all.

BurnShrike: I'm against this.

I don't want to have to meet the parents of the teenagers I sleep with.

Nice!

That would definitely take some of the thrill out of it. Nothing like being a teenager and trying to get it on with the Baptist parents always a room away and an all-open-door policy.

Patty Skudlarek strives to be a responsible parent. That's why she says she told her 18-year-old son that if he wants to have sex she's not only okay with him having sex in the home, she'd prefer it.

Your 18 year old son is an adult and can make his own decisions about where to have sex and with who.

Next up, the home crack pipe and needles... they are going to do it anyway right?

The article's comments are hilarious. People love to look back on "the good old days" with rose-colored glasses. Teen pregnancy and back-alley abortions were a pretty big problem back then.

CerusVI: Dr. Mockler is an incompetent douchebag.

That is all.

She's kinda MILFy though, so it's all good. Link (new window)

/link provided in TFA

My folks allowed this with me; it was just never spoken of. My sisters were not afforded the same leniency.

I doubt I'll afford my kids the same luxury. Better they learn how to be sneaky and creative.

Well, the kids are going to do it one way or the other, at least this way they're being honest with their parents about it and not running around and sneaking and being deceitful.

As long as they are using protection and it's consensual, I don't see the problem.

ArkAngel: Choloe Foreht says allowing teens to have sex at home ensures the teens have someplace to run if something goes wrong.

Wrong hole?

sand in the lube

If the back of a van was good enough for me, then it's good enough for my kids dammit *lol*

//agrees that u cannot tell an 18 yr old what to do but if the parent doesn't approve, kick the kid's ass out the door. Your house, your rules

The problem with giving teens permission is that deprives them of the opportunity to rebel and think they're getting away with something. The way you do it is simply ignore the obvious signs they're having sex in the house, and everyone gets what they want.

Honest Bender: Patty Skudlarek strives to be a responsible parent. That's why she says she told her 18-year-old son that if he wants to have sex she's not only okay with him having sex in the home, she'd prefer it.

Your 18 year old son is an adult and can make his own decisions about where to have sex and with who.

That's right and as an adult they should be living in their own apartment.

kingoomieiii: Joe Blowme: Next up, the home crack pipe and needles... they are going to do it anyway right?

Spoiler: "Sexual intercourse" is an integral part of human relationships and reproduction. "Hard drug use" is neither. They will get into the first with or without your approval, but they'll be safer with.
Double spoiler: your teenager is having sex. RIGHT NOW.

Well since they are doing it anyway i might as well act the enabler right? Its also part of human nature to want to alter our state of being wether it be with exercise, drugs, religion, ect... to get that "high" so are you for enabling that as well? After all, they are going to do it anyway right?

/if you had kids you might feel different.

If parents DO allow their kids to have sex at home, do you think this will increase the chance they will want to drink or do drugs?

Dr. Mockler: Again, not a good idea. A parent should be a good role model for their teen, and if they are supporting teen sex, then they are leaving the door open to supporting other dangerous activities, such as drinking and using drugs.

What?! Oh....

Dr. Mockler grew up in Tampa and attended Tampa Catholic High School, where she was the Valedictorian of her graduating class.

the_vegetarian_cannibal: CerusVI: Dr. Mockler is an incompetent douchebag.

That is all.

She's kinda MILFy though, so it's all good. Link (new window)

/link provided in TFA

that is a nice pear necklace she has

pearl
FU

Honest Bender: Patty Skudlarek strives to be a responsible parent. That's why she says she told her 18-year-old son that if he wants to have sex she's not only okay with him having sex in the home, she'd prefer it.

Your 18 year old son is an adult and can make his own decisions about where to have sex and with who.

No shiat. When I saw the headline I was thinking more early/mid teens. I would have probably had a slightly different reaction had they been talking about a 14 year old.

18? Why would that really even be an issue?

Joe Blowme: Next up, the home crack pipe and needles... they are going to do it anyway right?

Are you really comparing sex to taking crack and heroin? If so you got a really farked up view of sex. Ask the Shakers how that works out when you have such extreme views of intercourse.

limeyfellow: Joe Blowme: Next up, the home crack pipe and needles... they are going to do it anyway right?

Are you really comparing sex to taking crack and heroin? If so you got a really farked up view of sex. Ask the Shakers how that works out when you have such extreme views of intercourse.

Are you really using the "they will do it anyway" justification? If so, you have a really farked up view of raising children.
So not encouraging my teenagers to have sex in my house is extreme view of intercourse?

/put the paint can down and back away from the keyboard

f parents DO allow their kids to have sex at home, do you think this will increase the chance they will want to drink or do drugs?

Dr. Mockler: Again, not a good idea. A parent should be a good role model for their teen, and if they are supporting teen sex, then they are leaving the door open to supporting other dangerous activities, such as drinking and using drugs.

WTF?? That answer doesn't even match the question. How do you go from "do you think this will..." to "again, not a good idea"?? It's a 'yes' or 'no' question. Second, while drinking can be a dangerous activity, doing it at home AND under supervision (even if cursory) has to be safer that doing it at some random party and then driving drunk.

Also, we start out TFA with talking about an 18 year old (an adult) so wtf is up with:

- Use words that are understandable and comfortable.
- Try to determine your child's level of knowledge and understanding.
- Help your child to consider the pros and cons of choices.

Dr. Mockler, YOU are the weakest link! Goodbye!

/and I mockler you
//YOU SO STUPID!

Joe Blowme: limeyfellow: Joe Blowme: Next up, the home crack pipe and needles... they are going to do it anyway right?

Are you really comparing sex to taking crack and heroin? If so you got a really farked up view of sex. Ask the Shakers how that works out when you have such extreme views of intercourse.

Are you really using the "they will do it anyway" justification? If so, you have a really farked up view of raising children.
So not encouraging my teenagers to have sex in my house is extreme view of intercourse?

/put the paint can down and back away from the keyboard

Yes. They WILL do it anyway.

You can either try to be an obstacle and essentially become one that they will avoid at all costs ......or you can try to maintain a positive relationship with them where they will come to you, talk to you and respect your views.

Gergesa: I thought this was interesting:

One girl said her "out" with her boyfriend is that they can't do it at home or they'll get in trouble. If her parents allowed it, she wouldn't be able to say no.

Yes she would. There is something wrong with concluding that simply "no I don't want to have sex" in your own home even if your parents allow it is impossible. If it makes the boyfriend unhappy, too bad.

my first thought was
if the girls parents were more open about sex, maybe she would have learned to be confident and assertive with an over-eager BF

As a 42 year old man who was open regarding his 17 year old daughter in a relationship, and soon to be a grandfather, I am getting a kick out of these replies.

Seriously - wanted her to have an IUD implanted so I did not have to worry about her getting pregnant - nope, can't force her to do that - it is her body.

Gave her birth control pills - you know those things don't work very well when you are not allowed cramming them down her throat.

Gave her all the speaches I could think of about prevention and precaution.

More or less provided her bedroom for her and my 'future son-in-law' to get more action that me and my wife did. I mean - tying her up int he room and never allowing her out to do it in a car is against the law as well.

There's a priceless in here somewhre - I think 15 years from now when she is dealing with an unruly kid.

After reading the article I envisioned coming home late from a show with my wife and seeing a necktie wrapped around the bedroom doorknob to one of my kid's rooms.

Sigh, being sneaky is half the fun
/cars
//unoccupied houses
///outdoors
////parks (on the swing!)
//movie theatres
// a nearby church that wasn't fully locked up

Damn slackers today - too damn lazy, even for sex