Anonymous wrote:Covid lockdown has had the spectacular benefit of reducing drug use and sexual promiscuity among the young adults. Overdoses are way down in this age group, as is sexual promiscuity - it’s a silver lining!
Anonymous wrote:Why is this thread only about the girls??
Anonymous wrote:I'm chaperoning senior beach week this week (half way done) with a dozen girls and it's interesting to me to see what is going on from a romantic standpoint. one girls has a boyfriend and is out with him each evening, and about half the remainder are home with me most nights and the other half appear to be having a whole lot of casual sex. I know what's going on for the first time in my parenting experience because everyone is tipsy and they share with friends and then they share with me. Conversation here is probably 1000 times more open than it ever is at home.
I'm having a hard time not being disturbed by some of this as the boys have apparently made it very clear that it's only sex. However, then I wonder if maybe it's all just good fun and maybe it's positive and empowering that these girls are doing what they want and what feels good. Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quick question--do you mean that they are having literal sexual intercourse casually? I recall there being a lot of "hooking up" in high school (and at beach week) that did not involve literal sex. Are you just assuming it's actual sex? I am wondering if times have changed that much...
+1
I "hooked up" a bunch in college, but did not have sex, including oral sex until I was 20/21 in a serious relationship. I was the last of my college friends to have sex, most had by the time they started Freshman year or else shortly thereafter. This was 25 years ago.
Not sure guys would consider this "hooking up".
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quick question--do you mean that they are having literal sexual intercourse casually? I recall there being a lot of "hooking up" in high school (and at beach week) that did not involve literal sex. Are you just assuming it's actual sex? I am wondering if times have changed that much...
+1
I "hooked up" a bunch in college, but did not have sex, including oral sex until I was 20/21 in a serious relationship. I was the last of my college friends to have sex, most had by the time they started Freshman year or else shortly thereafter. This was 25 years ago.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quick question--do you mean that they are having literal sexual intercourse casually? I recall there being a lot of "hooking up" in high school (and at beach week) that did not involve literal sex. Are you just assuming it's actual sex? I am wondering if times have changed that much...
+1
I "hooked up" a bunch in college, but did not have sex, including oral sex until I was 20/21 in a serious relationship. I was the last of my college friends to have sex, most had by the time they started Freshman year or else shortly thereafter. This was 25 years ago.
Anonymous wrote:OP, you are pathetic. So many of these beach moms are just voyeurs into teens' lives under the guise of "chaperone". You are not a chaperone - just a busybody.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s nothing empowering about abortion. I’ll never forget one young woman (speaking from experience) saying:
“Your life will never be the same.”
Heartbreaking.
I had one. Zero regrets and zero impact on my life. Not everyone is that dramatic
Anonymous wrote:Almost all kids have sex in high school unless things have changed dramatically in the past few decades. I went to college a virgin and was seriously the only one of all of my female friends. I doubt it has changed. Parents just don't typically know.
I think the best thing to do is to be sure there is birth control and condoms available and lots of education about consent and saying no. The sex will happen regardless of if its casual or with a boyfriend/girlfriend.