MKEgal
Regular Member
Too bad people aren't required to take a parenting class before they have sex.
Included in that class would be concepts like "it's your responsibility to keep the kid safe".
In order for them to be safe, you have to teach kids about dangers & how to avoid them.
(Ask me how many miserable summers I spent before learning what poison ivy looks like.
PS - not my parent's fault... they tried to show me, I just didn't pick up on it.)
Teach a kid to cook? Hot stoves & sharp knives & boiling water.
Have a gun around? The 4 rules & never leave a gun & a child unattended together. Belt & suspenders.
Learning to drive? Seatbelt, mirrors, brakes, traffic signals & laws.
Old enough to have sex? Disease & pregnancy prevention. And rape. The best protection is the gun you can carry. (By the time s/he's old enough for this discussion, you've had years to instill your morals, if they include "no premarital sex". For now, discuss the realities.)
Included in that class would be concepts like "it's your responsibility to keep the kid safe".
In order for them to be safe, you have to teach kids about dangers & how to avoid them.
(Ask me how many miserable summers I spent before learning what poison ivy looks like.
PS - not my parent's fault... they tried to show me, I just didn't pick up on it.)
Teach a kid to cook? Hot stoves & sharp knives & boiling water.
Have a gun around? The 4 rules & never leave a gun & a child unattended together. Belt & suspenders.
Learning to drive? Seatbelt, mirrors, brakes, traffic signals & laws.
Old enough to have sex? Disease & pregnancy prevention. And rape. The best protection is the gun you can carry. (By the time s/he's old enough for this discussion, you've had years to instill your morals, if they include "no premarital sex". For now, discuss the realities.)
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