I recently went to a high school reunion. It's been, well ... a few years since we graduated and it was really nice catching up with my classmates to see how we've fared thus far in life. It's interesting to see how diverse a group we've become over the years.
One of my classmates went on to become a teacher. Right now he's teaching grade 8 at a school in a major Canadian city. He was telling us what a joy it is to see intellectual fulfilment in a child and to see them grow up over the course of a year.
But he was troubled by the trends he was seeing in today's school kid. He noted that drugs and violence in schools are worrisome. And he was particularly aghast at sex. Keep in mind, kids in grade 8 are 13 - 14 years old.
He was telling us that the latest trend is for girls to wear bracelets that are all colour-coded. A certain colour indicates oral sex, another indicates blowjobs given, another indicates FS etc. Girls are apparently wearing a bracelet for each time they have sex; the more bracelets the more boastful a girl can be. It's something of a sign of honour to be wearing multiple bracelets advertising the number of times you've had sex.
My former classmate also related how a particular girl in his class was a bright and capable student. He foresaw her doing quite well academically as long as she could stay on the higher road. But he also noted that she is currently charging boys $2 for a quick feel of her breasts and $5 for a full grope.
All of us here grew up in a world where we didn't wear seatbelts but lived to tell the tale. We didn't have the internet yet we still managed to find things out. And I don't know about the rest of you, but when I was in grade 8, I certainly didn't have $2 let alone $5 for anything.
I am concerned, though not necessarily surprised at how young kids are getting into these things. We here on TERB live our lives and participate in "the hobby" in a consensual and generally respectful, controlled way. But isn't it a little much that sex is a trendy badge of honour amongst 14 year old kids?
I realize of course that progress dictates that the next generation experiences things earlier than the current generation. But as a society, should we be concerned about this?
I'd hate to be a prude, and realistically anyone can find anything on the internet if not on TV / movies these days. But is it expecting too much that kids will just be kids? I remember those odd feelings of puberty and the awkwardness and not really understanding why I felt certain ways about certain ladies. But I never acted on those feelings, at least not to the extent of paying to feel breasts and decidedly not to the extent of having sex and flaunting that fact.
Am I right to be concerned about these things?
One of my classmates went on to become a teacher. Right now he's teaching grade 8 at a school in a major Canadian city. He was telling us what a joy it is to see intellectual fulfilment in a child and to see them grow up over the course of a year.
But he was troubled by the trends he was seeing in today's school kid. He noted that drugs and violence in schools are worrisome. And he was particularly aghast at sex. Keep in mind, kids in grade 8 are 13 - 14 years old.
He was telling us that the latest trend is for girls to wear bracelets that are all colour-coded. A certain colour indicates oral sex, another indicates blowjobs given, another indicates FS etc. Girls are apparently wearing a bracelet for each time they have sex; the more bracelets the more boastful a girl can be. It's something of a sign of honour to be wearing multiple bracelets advertising the number of times you've had sex.
My former classmate also related how a particular girl in his class was a bright and capable student. He foresaw her doing quite well academically as long as she could stay on the higher road. But he also noted that she is currently charging boys $2 for a quick feel of her breasts and $5 for a full grope.
All of us here grew up in a world where we didn't wear seatbelts but lived to tell the tale. We didn't have the internet yet we still managed to find things out. And I don't know about the rest of you, but when I was in grade 8, I certainly didn't have $2 let alone $5 for anything.
I am concerned, though not necessarily surprised at how young kids are getting into these things. We here on TERB live our lives and participate in "the hobby" in a consensual and generally respectful, controlled way. But isn't it a little much that sex is a trendy badge of honour amongst 14 year old kids?
I realize of course that progress dictates that the next generation experiences things earlier than the current generation. But as a society, should we be concerned about this?
I'd hate to be a prude, and realistically anyone can find anything on the internet if not on TV / movies these days. But is it expecting too much that kids will just be kids? I remember those odd feelings of puberty and the awkwardness and not really understanding why I felt certain ways about certain ladies. But I never acted on those feelings, at least not to the extent of paying to feel breasts and decidedly not to the extent of having sex and flaunting that fact.
Am I right to be concerned about these things?
. My sister-in-law called me the other day to tell me that her daughter's msn handles is sexy****69@hotmail.com; Needless to say she was horrified. She has asked me to commandeer her computer and log all of her chat and email. I suggested that maybe a talk was in order, and that invading someones privacy might not be the right road to take. After reading this I just might do it.
