I've read about cases like that, in which the people at issue are both teenagers and very close in age; the issue wasn't consent on either side (as far as I could tell, there was no claim of non-consent) but parental disapproval. I think in cases like that, it's being used to "keep the kids in line", keep a daughter from being with a boy they don't like, etc. Here's a thought - teach your kids about sex in age-appropriate language, don't wait until they are 16 or you find out they are having sex, and teach them what birth control and condoms are for in ways that don't communicate shame? Let your children know your own feelings on the matter, but encourage them to make wise decisions and understand that all actions have consequences?
Oh but that would make sense and would involve actual work and treating kids like human beings and not possessions.
I think two teenagers (or one person barely out of their teens) is quite a bit different from an adult of any age having sex with children who cannot give reasoned consent.
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Date: 2012-12-19 06:56 pm (UTC)Oh but that would make sense and would involve actual work and treating kids like human beings and not possessions.
I think two teenagers (or one person barely out of their teens) is quite a bit different from an adult of any age having sex with children who cannot give reasoned consent.