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Sapper, I don't think that it is a "Puritan" thing to not want your child having sex in your own home. I think it is a normal thing. I know that I would not want my 17 year old daughter to be having sex in my home. Does that make me a Puritan? No. That makes me a concerned parent. The question here isn't whether a 17 year old girl can have sex or not, but whether she should be allowed to in her parent's house.
Essentially the question is, if somebody does something they are not supposed to be doing, should they be stopped from doing it?
Umm... yes.
When I started having sex, I was mature enough to tell my parents, and to tell them what precautions I was taking against STD's and pregnancy. At that point, they were not pleased, but all they asked was that I not have sex while they were home. Simple enough. And I followed it, too. It was a perfectly reasonable request since it was their house. I didn't like it, because I was only 16 and they were home all the time, but I followed it. I had enough respect for my parents to do so.
If I had broken that rule, they would have every right to interrupt me and stop whatever I was doing. It wouldn't be disrespectful toward me, because my parents would have just been holding up their end of the bargian.
Like I said, I didn't like the rule, so I moved out when I was old enough. And now that I pay rent, I know that if someone living with me for free does not follow the rules, I have every right to stop them, and will.
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