Notes from my journal

[leora]

So, I showed summer_jackel one of my pocket journals that I used to carry around toward the end of my time in college. She liked a lot of it, and wanted me to give her a copy of what I'd written. So, I'll put it here where others can read it too. It was a small journal that could fit in my pocket, and I'd write down random thoughts, sometimes on a theme. I'm

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[emmavescence]

Funny you should post this, but I had a conversation tonight about a lot of the relationship/sex questions you raised. We were only so-so at providing answers that applied to us personally. I'd be interested in knowing your own personal answers to these questions, whatever you'd be willing to share. They're the sort of questions that inspire endless discussion, and are very relevant to me at the moment.

[leora]

Inspiring thought and/or discussion was more their point than getting clear answers. Some of them you could just keep putting in more and more information in an answer. And I certainly don't have good answers to all of them. Another point was I wanted to make it clear that people differ, that people have different assumptions, and you shouldn't just assume that someone you are with views things the same way that you do. That and I thought to myself, sex ed classes suck. They don't help you address the real issues that come up. What are those issues? What should kids be thinking about to help them do better?

[jai_dit]

Wow, those are hard questions. I think for me what makes a lot of them difficult is that I have an idea of what the answers for me are in my head, but in a non-verbal way, and trying to fit words to the answers is a lot harder than it seems.

[leora]

What I was aiming for was that different people have different answers, and you need to work out what yours are. Not that there are right or wrong answers, but that you should figure out yours, and then probably figure out what any partner's is. At least, somewhat. As I said, I can't answer all of these, so it's more intended to be thought-provoking.

[summer_jackel]

Thank you for sharing these. I find them to be intelligent, profound and thought-provoking questions, (if a little mind-blowing when taken all at once ;) ) and, well, they provoke valuable thoughts, I think. Not so much questions to be definitively answered, at least not all of 'em, more issues with fluid answers to be considered and contemplated.