Posted by destiny (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 5:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Instead of inviting, why can't it be mandatory. Teens now-a-days participate in sexual activity whether you want to admit it or not. They need help to understand all the consequences in their lack-a daisical action. If they don't get sexual education at home, they need to get it from somewhere else. It is rampant in Adams County. Just call Atlanta Desease Control and you will find out that Adams County leads all the rest of the state in this terrible teen activity.

Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 8:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

OH IF ONLY I HAD WAITED!!!!

BUT KIDS AREN'T GOING TO LISTEN!! I DIDN'T AND I HAVE YET TO SEE A KID LISTEN YET!!! if i would've waited i wouldn't had put my babies through all the hard things that i did while i was trying to grow up!!! they don't deserve it!!

Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 8:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

ya'll they got a article for the 'WARRIORS!' THIS MORNING! AND JUST THAT FAST TOO!! IT'S IN THE TOP OF THE MORNING!! GO TAKE A LOOK!!

Posted by frogprincenessntz (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 10:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

glad they are doing this, but they need to do it at junior high to catch them early. Even then, they will be too late for some. Ed McMahon is on tv now and he said the first three years of the tonight show, they were not even allowed to say a woman was PREGNANT! They had to say she was expecting. That has to be one of the reasons (one) that our social morals have declined so far.

Good Job on trying to help the kids.

Posted by frogprincenessntz (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 10:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Made it sound like it was the fault of Johnny or Ed, but meant that the change in what was allowed is one of the reasons. Do not have little kids around now, but someone recently warned me about the nickelodeon channel, to not let my kids watch alone. Lots of the channels we are made to pay for, we never turn on because of their filth.

Posted by brod (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 2:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I think this will be a great learning experience for the kids. I hope the attendance will be large. Maybe some parents should attend also. So many of todays kids think that sex is no big deal. It's just part of growing up. WRONG!
It's almost as though being a virgin is taboo. If you aren't sexually active by a certain age, there must surely be something wrong with you. I hope this program is enlightening and empowering for those attending.

Posted by kpage1 (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 3:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well said, brod. I agree whole-heartedly. I really don't think kids this age are mentally ready for such things. They think they are grown at 13 and get huge attitudes. Maybe it's a little rebellion thrown in it, too.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I think ALL parents should attend and teen attendance should definately be mandatory. Our church had a program like this several years ago, and I think it helped several of the kids at least wait until they were out of high school.

Posted by brod (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well, kpage and freedom42, we've got babies having babies. Some of the attitudes I have confronted with these young mothers(13-17) having a baby makes them miraculously grown. Not so, my dears. Sadly, some of them aren't really sure who may be the babies' father. What are they learning at home? I know, this issue has no ethnic barrier and is not limited to ones financial standing. I don't have an answer. I do know that years ago, young, pregnant women were afforded so many opportunities and funding by our government, that it made sense for them to start getting pregnant at 13 and by the time they were 18 they had their family of 4 and a live in. It makes me sick. It certainly isn't the babies fault and it should be cared for. The parents of the young unwed mother got another tax break. It goes on and on.

Posted by kpage1 (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 10:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Brod, you speak truth. Girls I went to school with who had babies at 16 and 17 are grandmothers now. I am so glad I was 25 when my first was born. I probably wasn't mature enough even then, but it sure beats being a grandmother at 38. Fortunately my friends became wonderful mothers, which isn't as true with today's teen mothers. My daughter is already experimenting with makeup at 12 and I don't want her to find out what happens next. She's not dating till she's thirty!

Posted by NtzMom55 (anonymous) on October 31, 2007 at 2:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree that High School may be too late, but worth a try. Even saving one child from having a child through this makes it worth while. This is such a touchy issue. Everyone gets really all weird feeling and fiesty about the subject of sex, especially when it is being talked about in the schools (in an official way). I guess cause it is so personal. But we must be as open minded as possible, even though many believe that the subject should not be touched on by any official in a school setting. Believe this or not: 1) some children are involved in sex in elementary. 2) many children do not consider oral or any other type of physical contact (with the exception of actual intercourse) as being sex. So many who engage in such practices are clear minded that they did not have sex. Children need to be aware that any physical contact that is not acceptable in the eyes of the public in public places is inappropriate, therefore, it is "wrong" to engage in such acts. I placed the word "wrong" in quotes because other adults will surely disagree of my definition on sex (short of the actual act) as being wrong. I do not know what would be the most acceptable way of teaching sex education in school, if at all. Or who should be the appropriate adult who should teach such. Some things are clear, though. Sex education, taught correctly by an adult (preferably by a parent) is the best solution; however, that is not being done by many. Too many children (I, for one) was not taught about sex in the home. I learned it through my peers at school (and with friends on weekends). I'm talking about my verbal discussions with my friends, not the physical kind. So, somehow, children by the age of 10 should be introduced about this nervous subject by an appropriate adult in an appropriate setting. It is very important to insure that our children will remain children for as long as they can.

Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on October 31, 2007 at 11:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

(NtzMom55) i'm telling you woman you are right on key for me today!! where you said 2 kids don't look at oral as sex.. i have a family member during her first couple years in high school that's what she thought... all boys she would talk to or try and be interested always winded up asking or wanting sex (which most of all TEENAGE BOYS DO! HA!) so she opted to give oral sex just to keep a lil boy interested in her... and as you would guess she got a NAME around the school she attends!! a name she isn't proud of by the least bit!!

Posted by Teravon (anonymous) on November 6, 2007 at 3:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

AH! The NAMES! I hear so many at school. Oral is part of sex and it may be worse because of the NAMES. I believe you should wait until your older and find that right someone. Children grow up thinking if they don't have sex by 11 or 12 they are gay or something like that. Its the crowds children hang around, at least i think thats one of the causes.