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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, guess what. I'm a mom and I think it's a very good term to describe the actions of a TEEN who has slept with multiple partners in high school.

Their are consequences to stupid behavior. Being thought less of by others is one of them.[/quote]

Why? What is inherently bad about that and why is it anyone's business other than the couple involved? If one or the other of them feels dissatisfied or ashamed by the experience obviously that is bad and needs to be addressed, but otherwise what is shameful about sex? Stupid, possibly if they don't understand what they're getting into, aren't taking precautions, or aren't sure they can trust their partner, but not shameful.[/quote]

Well, for one thing, we're discussing more than a "couple." OP's note specifically refers to a teen who had multiple partners in high school. For the sake of argument, we will assume that all sexual encounters that this teen took part in involved only one other person at a time, although that is probably a stretch too, because hey.. what's wrong with group sex in high school? By my math:

1+1 = 2
+ 1 = 3

+1 = 4
+1 = 5
+ 1= 6

And so on, until you decide how many people it takes to make "multiple" partners.  So now we have 5, 6, 7, 10... who knows how many people all of a sudden know this person's "business?"[/quote]

Everyone makes mistakes.  Everyone makes bad choices.  Especially teens.  I think the girls and boys who are sleeping around as you described are making horrible choices.  But I'm not going to get on my high horse and look down on them.  There may be any number of reasons for their behavior, not the least of which may be a history of sexual abuse.  I don't know them and I don't know why they're making (what I believe to be) bad choices.  My kids both know my values and that I don't agree with the choices those kids are making.  They're putting themselves at risk for pregnancy and STDs.  But I'm not going to call them names and look down on them.  [/quote]

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