The Sleepover Question Excerpt:
NOT under my roof. Thats the attitude most American parents have toward teenagers and their sex lives. Squeamishness and concern describe most parents approach to their offsprings carnality. We dont want them doing it whatever it is! in our homes. Not surprisingly, teenage sex is a source of conflict in many American families. Would Americans increase peace in family life and strengthen family bonds if they adopted more accepting attitudes about sex and whats allowable under the family roof? Ive interviewed 130 people, all white, middle class and not particularly religious, as part of a study of teenage sex and family life here and in the Netherlands. My look into cultural differences suggests family life might be much improved, for all, if Americans had more open ideas about teenage sex. The question of who sleeps where when a teenager brings a boyfriend or girlfriend home for the night fits within the larger world of culturally divergent ideas about teenage sex, lust and capacity for love. Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24schalet.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1 I always thought part of the fun was finding a place. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:341112 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
