Dear Diary, this is about education

[kumorisubeta]

In Adolescent Psychology we've finally gotten to the Sexuality section. My teacher is a young female, so while I had hopes that maybe sex would finally be talked about bluntly, I highly doubted it. So I had resigned myself to another danced around lecture, with lots of euphemisms, blushing, and nervous laughter from the crowd

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[lexusrose]

There truly has to be a 'culture change' to to speak, involving this as well as many other subjects. It is nothing unnatural (even fetishes) and one spends much more of their lifetime being sexually active than not. However, the idea of parents educating their children is not so desirable either, if only because it is so unheard of and almost deemed as social unacceptable by our society. The parent's knowledge also comes into question. As you said, the internet is a valuable resource.

I have taken to talking to one of my coworkers Marion (who is 8 months older than myself) about sex and relationships, of which she knows extremely little. She doesn't (or didn't) use tampons because she didn't know how to put them in properly. Never mind what she doesn't know about sex.

In this diverse nation, culture is also an issue. Another of my coworkers Kenisha has never given a blow job and finds the very idea disgusting. She is Jamaican, and contributes this lack of sexual openness to her nationality. While I respect this, I question what/how she will teach her 10 yr old daughter in the future.

I don't believe there is a way to 'change the nation' as a whole, but to start in your own family, encouraging the spread of information and open-mindedness to your friends and outward.

[kumorisubeta]

I think the culture change is almost a problem of itself. Yes, we are much more open about certain things, but at the same time, that's leading to swing to be even more closed about sex. Sure, we'll talk in whispers and have sly scenes on tv dedicated to fetishes, but abstinence only programs are on the rise. Growing up in such a free, yet restricted society can make a confusing subject even worse. I know it will get better, but it's frustrating to wait for. And yes... parents frequently know very little about this subject. Which is why I would love to have education programs for parents as well.

A lot of religions and cultures have different views on sex and what's proper. There's not a lot you can do with that. And sometimes it's not any of that, just that person's feelings. To each's own, I guess.

That's what I'm trying to go, just talking to friends and family. I sure as hell don't know everything, but if I don't know, I'd love to look it up. This class has got me thinking about what I would say to my kids if I have them. It's a lot to think about, but I think it's a good idea to have a plan in mind, so you don't get caught off guard and babble like an idiot.