(no subject)

[bubosquared]

Note to this doofus: Childhood innocence is a myth! Jebus. No one's gonna be scarred for life because they knew what sex is before they're 15. Reading explicit stories at a young age does not necessarily traumatise a child. Look at me! I got sex ed at 3, read smut at 12 and de Sade at 14, and i'm perfectly fine.

Muttermumblenotmyjobtoprotectyourfreakingkidsgrumble

Comments

[gal-montag.livejournal.com]

*scratches head*

I was more scarred by the notion that sex is bad than I was by finding about sex itself.

So, in theory, wouldn't keeping kids from *positive* depictions and attitides about sex fuck them up more?

Re:

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed. My parents let us read smut et al from the age we wanted, really, which was about 11-13. They were confident that they'd raised us in way so we were able to tell what was a normal secxual act (whatever both participants enjoy) and what was "bad" (rape, etc.)

If you raise your kids properly, they'll not be scarred by smut. Sure, it's harder work than to just ignore the existence of sex and hope someone else'll teach 'em about condoms and whatnot, but hey, proper parenting is hard work.

And I reitreate, teaching kids what sex is, and telling them about condoms and the pill and whatnot does notand a condom. I never had the need/urge/partner to have sex, but I've always known that if I did want to, I could just call the doctor for an appointment, get on the pill, get condoms from our medicin cabinet, and have sex (in my own bed if I wanted), and my parents wouldn't make a big deal out of it.

No matter how many issues I have with my parents, I'll always be thankful o them for my lack of hangups about sex.

Re:

[gal-montag.livejournal.com]

My mom didn't ignore it per se. I understood most of the ins and outs when I was pretty young.

Trouble is that she'd always tell me never to have sex until I was thirty. She went through and censored some of the novels I read. (Notably The Witching Hour which I read when I was about 16 or 17.)

I have a very messed up view of sex.