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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (263800)	12/8/2005 6:01:29 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574575

Ted, From what I understand, every abstinence program has failed........at best for only some prolonging by a few months the inevitable. What do you propose? I never claimed that simply preaching abstinence works, either. The problem really is the breakdown in family structure. With a 50% divorce rate and many kids growing up in broken families, it's no wonder kids these days have no moral compass. Might be nice to actually teach some morals in public schools, but then we'll just bicker over whose morals we should teach. Look......just because you didn't have sex when you were a teenager does not mean automatically that it was because you were blessed with good family structure. There are many kids with whom I grew up who were blessed with good family structure who screwed like bunnies. In fact, even supposedly back at the peak of family values back in the 1950s, kids were screwing like bunnies. Did you ever listen to fifties music? Tame by comparison to today's music but there is enough suggestive wording to indicate that kids back then weren't just helping mom with the baking and just helping dad with the outside chores. Stuff like Runaround Sue and then there is Lou-a-lou-a-lay.....I don't know the name of it but it doesn't sound like they were singing about going on a hayride while playing charades. I think the most successful teens are those who were taught and given respect, and were expected to have respect for others......who were loved unconditionally.....they are the ones less likely to capitulate to their hormones. And that doesn't require good family structure but rather a parent or a guardian who embodies those qualities within themselves. Unfortunately, its been my experience that those qualities are rare.