Precocious
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I'm a teenager. I am fourteen, and the majority of my friends are older than me and under eighteen. They have sex. Teenagers have sex. It might be good, it might be bad, but whatever; it happens. I would just like to get that out of the way before someone starts talking about how young people are too young to have sex. People will have sex, regardless of age, to a certain extent. Sex, sex, sex. There. People my age do it and talk about it. Penis, vagina, clitoris, prostate, head, shaft, labia, vulva, frenulum. We know these things, and at least a majority of us do.
I personally am waiting to have sex. I don't plan on being abstinent until marriage , though that may happen, but I plan to wait until I'm in love and am willing to have the other partner's child. I understand that sex is for breeding and has risks; that's why I've decided, on my own, to wait a long time before I do something that might hugely complicate my life. I don't believe in religion. And while I'm pro-choice, I wouldn't have an abortion myself. Just clarifying.
But I do think that we should teach safe sex in our schools, and we should get there early. As much as we may like it to happen, not a large number of people stay abstinent; the numbers are actually decreasing. I would also like to point out that teenagers with purity rings have been proven to be just as likely to have sex as well, and I also want to state that 90% of teen virgins are just virgins because they don't get any. Those are facts.
So why are some people against teaching safe sex? I think knowledge is liberating, and knowledge is what allows us to make smart choices in life. Why not give at-risk-to-get-preggers people some logic they can actually use? Yeah, some kids might listen to the "don't have sex" thing, but it's like telling someone to get there hand out of the cookie jar. Not everyone will listen. (Look at all the fat people.)
I'm fourteen. I can compose good arguments because I'm educated. I have found out everything myself through research because my parents never taught me anything. They're absent. Seriously.
Other kids though, aren't like me. But I do believe we should educate them. I think schools should preach abstinence, and why it's preferable, but I also think that we should teach kids safe sex as well because kids are always going to have sex. It's true. I'm a student and I'm telling you right now, that it's true. And it isn't just the hoes or slus. A lot of my friends who you never would've guessed have already had sex by soph and junior year. I go to a really nice school too. It still happens, regardless of race or wealth (though religion might play a role.)
Do you agree or disagree? What is your stance and why?
Please be reasonable. I'm open to both sides as long as you have a good argument.
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I also think birth control should be made available to teenagers, (there are places in Europe with condom dispensers in the bathroom; a lot of these places have shockingly low unwanted preg rates.) Agree or disagree and why?
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Plus, there's been a lot on abortion today. I'm just pointing out that this would stop a lot of abortion through stopping unwanted pregnancy. I don't know this for certain, but I'm assuming that a lot of abortions come from teenaged mothers unequipped to handle kids.
My parents never taught me anything about sex, and I figured it out myself. Since other kids are like me, but don't seek out information, I honestly think that our schools need to take some part in it too.
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And heh, I do write a lot. I'm trying to avoid studying and I'm a teenager. We're immature. What did you expect?
I personally am waiting to have sex. I don't plan on being abstinent until marriage , though that may happen, but I plan to wait until I'm in love and am willing to have the other partner's child. I understand that sex is for breeding and has risks; that's why I've decided, on my own, to wait a long time before I do something that might hugely complicate my life. I don't believe in religion. And while I'm pro-choice, I wouldn't have an abortion myself. Just clarifying.
But I do think that we should teach safe sex in our schools, and we should get there early. As much as we may like it to happen, not a large number of people stay abstinent; the numbers are actually decreasing. I would also like to point out that teenagers with purity rings have been proven to be just as likely to have sex as well, and I also want to state that 90% of teen virgins are just virgins because they don't get any. Those are facts.
So why are some people against teaching safe sex? I think knowledge is liberating, and knowledge is what allows us to make smart choices in life. Why not give at-risk-to-get-preggers people some logic they can actually use? Yeah, some kids might listen to the "don't have sex" thing, but it's like telling someone to get there hand out of the cookie jar. Not everyone will listen. (Look at all the fat people.)
I'm fourteen. I can compose good arguments because I'm educated. I have found out everything myself through research because my parents never taught me anything. They're absent. Seriously.
Other kids though, aren't like me. But I do believe we should educate them. I think schools should preach abstinence, and why it's preferable, but I also think that we should teach kids safe sex as well because kids are always going to have sex. It's true. I'm a student and I'm telling you right now, that it's true. And it isn't just the hoes or slus. A lot of my friends who you never would've guessed have already had sex by soph and junior year. I go to a really nice school too. It still happens, regardless of race or wealth (though religion might play a role.)
Do you agree or disagree? What is your stance and why?
Please be reasonable. I'm open to both sides as long as you have a good argument.
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I also think birth control should be made available to teenagers, (there are places in Europe with condom dispensers in the bathroom; a lot of these places have shockingly low unwanted preg rates.) Agree or disagree and why?
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Plus, there's been a lot on abortion today. I'm just pointing out that this would stop a lot of abortion through stopping unwanted pregnancy. I don't know this for certain, but I'm assuming that a lot of abortions come from teenaged mothers unequipped to handle kids.
My parents never taught me anything about sex, and I figured it out myself. Since other kids are like me, but don't seek out information, I honestly think that our schools need to take some part in it too.
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And heh, I do write a lot. I'm trying to avoid studying and I'm a teenager. We're immature. What did you expect?