Condoms For First Graders?

Originally Posted by saden1

I am well qualified to speak on the subject without having had children of my own. I am my father son and he has tought me how to make good decisions. I have never felt I couldn't go to him for advice and I did all the time. No matter what is advice came first.

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

they say kids.. fox says first graders

they probably would've put kindergartners had they been able to spell it correctly

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Your father has done a good job and I'm sure is a remarkable man (but how'd you get so misguided politically ).

Anywho, both you and dmek have valid points. Unfortunately there are outside influences that as a parent you don't have control over. Often those outside influencers aren't the best. Every family situation and external environment are different, as is every person. All you can do is lay the best moral groundwork and constantly communicate with your kids (even when they're teenagers and that's the last thing they want to do). That and a good deal of prayer are the best you can do.

Originally Posted by saden1

You can't shape the world around your children, you can only shape how they see it. That is the only control you have

Originally Posted by saden1

What if the school board reverses its decision and a bunch of parents upset about the reversal start setting up camp in front of schools and start giving kids free pamphlet on sex education and condoms? How are you going to handle that?

Originally Posted by saden1

What if the school board reverses its decision and a bunch of parents upset about the reversal start setting up camp in front of schools and start giving kids free pamphlet on sex education and condoms? How are you going to handle that?

Originally Posted by djnemo65

A couple of things: first, where in the article is the political affiliation of this school board or town identified? Firstdown and Buster, you are just assuming, asserting that some strange town behaving strangely is part and parcel of a larger "left" plot to ultimately show porn in schools and discredit the bible or whatever, and not just the bizarre and somewhat inexplicable maneuvering of an obscure school board in the middle of nowhere (a school board which may in fact be solidly republican, although that's unlikely). And even if the school board is predominantly liberal, or ick, even gay, from what do you conclude that their goofy school boarding represents some sort of larger political trend? This is what I term the outrage culture, in which the media spoon feeds people largely meaningless, completely symbolic stories about people in other towns doing crazy outrageous things, and tells these people that said stories somehow represent larger national trends, in this case the left's plan to turn your cute little first grader into a camel porn watching fornicating gay Muslim, meanwhile distracting from issues of actual substance. This is a non-issue. If you don't like the board's policy, don't move to that town. End of story.

Second, Buster, you should really see a therapist. So much anger! At least Firstdown seems like a nice guy.

Third, USA! I'm proud of our boys, hell of a world cup.

Holla!

Originally Posted by budw38

Honestly , use force , it actually works well at times . If Mr. Smith gave my son a condom , then got his girl pregnant , is Mr. Smith now financially responsible for the child ? Honestly , any parent that wants to print pamphlets on sex-ed should print them .... for their kids ... not to give them to those parents would rather it be a private / family matter . That would be like me having MMA training in my basement , and allowing kids who's parents objected to that kind of sport train ..against their wishes . I just believe that each parent should be able to raise their kid , not having to worry about their neighbor . IMO , the schools should have to have consent from the parents in regards to medicine or condoms .

Originally Posted by saden1

So if I setup an information booth right outside your kids school and I offered sex ed material and free condoms you'd try to physically harm me?

Originally Posted by saden1

You can't shape the world around your children, you can only shape how they see it. That is the only control you have and should expect to have.

Originally Posted by saden1

So if I setup an information booth right outside your kids school and I offered sex ed material and free condoms you'd try to physically harm me?