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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
I swear to god (sic), it seems that best anyone can do anymore to defend something extreme is to bring up the other extreme.
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Or they could try to make the point that it isn't extreme, just different than the way you[general] think it should be.
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Originally Posted by willravel
Oh I agree with you completely, I was trying to address context by making things black and white for a moment. I think that a parent should have more than a passing interest in their children, and they should respect those children to make their own healthy, informed decision about sexuality when they start puberty.
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I'm going to have to disagree because while it may be true that when some children begin puberty they can make "healthy, informed" decisions, I seriously doubt this is more than a small minority. Parents occasionally need to take control to keep children from really hurting themselves. It doesn't necessarily mean that they don't respect the child's decision, but they are children, even when they start puberty.