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Originally Posted by AAAAA
No I don't understand why parents over-react either. I told my own kids that I'm sure that they'll have sex long before I would think they're ready, but I wanted them to have all the information out there. I would also like to know why kids feel the need to make fun of other teens that have choosen to wait. My kids get a lot of grief because they are still virgins... they're 15!!!!
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Kids can be really cruel if you don't bend to peer pressure. The most important thing is finding and following your own belief system as you get closer to the end of high school. I personally chose not to have sex until I was with my fiance. He is my one and only - we get married in a month and a half
I am so happy I waited, and I would advocate it to any teen out there. Admittedly, I did not wait until marriage - there were other financial circumstances/college issues that prevented us from getting married, but we were mature enough to know that we wanted to be together for the rest of our lives (paper or no paper) so we protected ourselves and started having safe sex.
There's nothing wrong with waiting. I think kids just want to grow up too fast. They think they are being cool and grown up and that swearing and having sex and drinking alcohol makes them like the big kids/the big dogs. It's all about level of maturity. What they don't know is that the people who know their value system (whatever it may be) and stick to it despite peer pressure - those are the real winners
