tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post4259668301566407025..comments2023-12-22T00:30:12.836-08:00Comments on merlot mom: Purity: The Plight of the Teenage Girl??merlotmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383116319057495855noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-35073091524267350142008-05-20T18:41:00.000-07:002008-05-20T18:41:00.000-07:00BRAVA! I just about leaped out of my chair and che...BRAVA! I just about leaped out of my chair and cheered you on this one. I had a very similar conversation with my composition class last night (don't ask how this is relevant to a composition class, please! :-))--we read part of the NYT article together, and everyone was just horrified. You did a really terrific job of capturing EXACTLY how I feel about this creepy, creepy thing...<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Sonia Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780172715486689609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-32472888295309681162008-05-20T17:37:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:37:00.000-07:00You have traffic that you don't even know about, a...You have traffic that you don't even know about, as I've been reading and not yet commented. I enjoy your thoughts and would love to hear anything you have to say about A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. I've read it and completed the web classes...I absolutely love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-17059031139390019562008-05-20T12:58:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:58:00.000-07:00the ick factor is huge for me. I can't help but c...the ick factor is huge for me. I can't help but conflate these dads with the pious preachers who are caught with their hands in parishioners pants.ByJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540902996183063666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-48017531575729097772008-05-20T12:17:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:17:00.000-07:00If you guys liked the post, would one of you care ...If you guys liked the post, would one of you care to digg it? stumble it? whichever? shameless plea but i needs some more traffic. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-4950659805595091522008-05-20T12:07:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:07:00.000-07:00Good post! Although, I would like to lock my daug...Good post! Although, I would like to lock my daughter up for at least the next 10 years (8th grade, 4 years of H.S., 5 years of college) I hope that she makes good choices and that I have taught her all that I can. After that, it is up to her.InTheFastLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691830067979224059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-55021483520081680842008-05-20T08:33:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:33:00.000-07:00Amen, Sister!And I second Lee's suggestion of Rais...Amen, Sister!<BR/><BR/>And I second Lee's suggestion of Raising Ophelia.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994053521689652049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-42243905792552823712008-05-20T07:53:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:53:00.000-07:00Totally with you and Slouching Mom. Extremism in ...Totally with you and Slouching Mom. Extremism in any form is never good.<BR/><BR/>My sister and BIL are pretty religious and believe in waiting until marriage. The hypocritical part is that they did not. <BR/><BR/>I want to talk to 14yo niece and let her know if she needs another less church-centric opinion, I'm here for her. I have a very strong moral compass but want her to experience all of life. <BR/><BR/>But is it my place to go against what her parents feel is right?Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-2417587492638479162008-05-20T07:25:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:25:00.000-07:00Fabulous post! I'll provide the Grateful Dead (but...Fabulous post! I'll provide the Grateful Dead (but it's all on my Zune) and we can pass round all the banned books (I have them all). How sad to take one of life's most wonderful moments and make them dirty - and how especially sad to tie that all to Daddy...just gross! Have you read Raising Ophelia? You might like it. ~LeeALibrarian Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899555415894018916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-76150876548571563432008-05-20T05:51:00.000-07:002008-05-20T05:51:00.000-07:00I recently posted on this at BetweenUsGirls..."The...I recently posted on this at BetweenUsGirls..."The Trouble With Sex in America." Our Puritanical approach to sex is backfiring. Girls who take these purity pledges and receive abstinence-only sex education delay sex, on average, about 18 months. They will likely have pre-marital sex, just a little later. Meanwhile, they are more likely to engage in risky and unprotected sex because they just don't know any better. See my post for more on this, but I agree with you whole-heartedly...this oppressive, repressive approach to sex isn't doing anyone any good. We polish the apple, shove it in their faces at every turn and then tell them not to eat it. Then we fail to tell them how to protect themselves from getting sick if they bite into a bad one. What are we...imbeciles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475652659521783747.post-14185233390224016182008-05-19T19:13:00.000-07:002008-05-19T19:13:00.000-07:00i agree.i'm leery of extremism in any form.moderat...i agree.<BR/><BR/>i'm leery of extremism in any form.<BR/><BR/>moderation is the more realistic approach in practically every situation, IMO.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.com