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In a message dated 10/8/2003 1:03:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Pam, what you said was my point. I think moms who worry about teens
talking about sex don't get that teens will talk about sex regardless.
In my experience the parents that try to control their children end up
having the most out of control kids. When I was a teen, it was the
ultra controled kids that were having the most sex, drinking the most,
etc. The kids like me, who could have a glass of wine with my parents
and whose parents spoke openly with me about sex, those things were not
forbidden and therefore not so desirable.
When I was about 12, my mom and dad gave me and my sister permission to
smoke, figuring that if we wanted to, we would, and they'd rather have us do it at
home where we could talk about it than sneaking around.

Neither of has ever smoked.

Kathryn


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