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Race, poverty, and education are not behaviors. Your two sentences seem to be at odds with each other. I didn't know that race, poverty and education contributed to a girl getting pregnant! I thought that it was from, well you know --- doing ---- that. At the end of the day? It's not the end of the day!

Seeing as how your parents were not pushovers, your dad wasn't tolerating it -- If you had come home with the news that you were pregnant, how would things have played out in your parents' household? I've heard of young people being thrown out of the house in circumstances like that, and I was wondering about your insight into your family and how they would have reacted (in real terms, not "my dad would have hit the roof!"). There were rules that you broke (in this scenario). So does that mean punishment? I guess this is why I don't understand a rules-based model for keeping a child from

If it was dark and beginning to rain, it's possible that the other motorist didn't see your arm motions? It may well be that the other person just wanted to get by the accident scene. If they didn't witness the accident, then what else is there to do but to clear the area as quickly as possible? I'm not sure what you expected the person in the truck to do. From what you're saying, it seems like the answer is -- "Just show some concern".. If that's the case, then it's a matter of having unreasonable expectations of someone whom you don't know. It doesn't seem that different from

On one hand, you have rubber-neckers, who have to get a good, close view of every accident scene and frankly make the area more dangerous. Then, there are folks like the ones I encountered on the tennis courts at the college I attended: A math professor was playing tennis and had a heart attack. Paramedics were called and had to shock the professor back to life. Two courts down, players continued to play their tennis game while the paramedics worked to save the professor. Most of us relate to others somewhere in-between these two extremes.

I think that you have unreasonable expectations of people you don't know. That's the short answer, not knowing the specifics (like how were they "signaled" to slow down, if they could see that there were no hazards/objects in the roadway, etc). The key phrase may be "told what to do". I'm not sure that a motorist should have the expectation that a fellow motorist will do "what he is told." While the concerned motorist may have assessed the situation and the potential dangers, the motorist in the black truck may have reached a different conclusion or may not trust the judgment of someone who

"WE" do not have the ability to lower the number of teens having sex. Because human nature is at the core of the issue the problem will not be solved by having "the talk". Specifically, your children may respond favorably - as far as you know. And that's the problem - IF there's an issue, you'll likely never know it. I agree that a parent CAN have the biggest influence on their children. Here's the best way that they can do this - Monitor closely the associations (friendships) that the child has, and who the child spends time with. In the end, you can love them --- and put them on the pi

My stance "seems to be"???? It seems to be this??? I still don't think that that is justification to throw in the towel on teaching them self-control and self-worth in favor of handing them a bag of condoms and telling them to "just be careful." I never even implied this! In fact, I never mentioned condoms at all, didn't mention throwing in towels or anything else and never hinted at a "just be careful" model. Those are all things of your imagination. Go back and look. I said "teach values, morals and have rules". I think that you can do those things and have your daughter on the p

I don't recall anyone advocating the above position. There are positions that I advocate, but that's not one of them. I don't remember MO3 or anybody else saying "don't teach self-control". So where'd you get this?

Any message of mores, what is the normal, accepted way of behaving, is taught in different ways, not just by the parents. You might not like this fact, but it's a fact. That fact makes the comparison to our grandparents' world an apples vs. oranges one. This is a new communication age! Attach shame to sex, if you like, but you'll be doing more harm than good in the long run. Your efforts will be in vain, undermined by access to everything in the world via the internet. You can also keep your youngsters from having internet access, have rules so stringent that they are socially awkward, repress

I'm done with all things C.S. just like I was done with all things Tom Cruise several years ago when he showed himself. I haven't watched a singleTom Cruise movie, report, interview - nothing. It's the only way for the public to respond to crazy behavior - Write 'em off. I've got better things to do with my time!

C4B - Don't you think that every household makes it "against the rules" for the youngster to have sex? "I make the rules around here" doesn't mean a thing to a young person in the back seat of a car! Okay, so kids just get hotel rooms now, but you get the point. The natural sexual urges trump your household rules! The statistics are compelling proof. Contraception? Yes, sure! For teens! That has NOTHING to do with teaching morals. You're not giving consent for sex by protecting your chlid. You protect your child from pregnancy by providing contraception, not rules - Everyone has rules. Ut

One of the things that fairly well defines young people (not thinking about the future) is the reason that I think that young girls should be on the pill. I'm not saying "forced by the state" to be on the pill. But parents who don't want their children to have children and want their children to have the best shot at success should consider becoming proactive. Otherwise, adult parents will likely end up raising their grandchildren as their own children. They probably didn't know that they were signing on to early grandparenthood, but there's plenty of evidence out there to document the ris

Thanks for the report!

BL - People all over the world are mostly the same. They have their own lives, their own families and do not wish to take over the world. There are others who crave power. That's what religion is - the power to try to tell other people how to live their lives. No religion will ever GOVERN ALL NATIONS because the memes of Islam will not be transmitted in certain parts of the world. Do you think that you are a normal American? How receptive are you to the Muslim religious message? Which one of us says, "Wait a minute- this guy makes lots of sense!"? I'm guessing ----- zero. P

It seems like to me that either an administrator isn't doing his/her job of looking over the lesson plans of the teacher - Or the teacher strayed from his/her lesson plans It's possible that the administrator looked over the plans and approved them. That would be a bigger problem, IMO.

It's laughable. Sorry, but RELIGION in general is on the decline. Did you see the graphic in the video? Islam overtaking, not just the U.S., but China. That's a knee-slapper! I don't see myself converting any time soon - Nor do I see people making a mad rush toward Mecca. The assertion of a rising tide of converts just doesn't ring true. What rings true is science. I predict that science will break out all over the world and quash beliefs in Supernature. Islam. It's nothing but fearmongering. I refuse to be afraid, but I'm not afraid to be amused.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFJ20eNspzo One of the best guitar performances you'll ever see, IMO.

MARKDAVD - Let me get this straight. You actually believe that a RELIGION is going to cover the Statue of Liberty in a burkha??? A -- RELIGION??? This would take place -- how, in your world? The religion -- does what? I'm sure that in your world, you see this as an actual threat, but maybe you could walk me through the process of how this is possible.

I know!! (hand raised) The message is that it's not an ACTUAL burka being placed over "Lady Liberty", but that traditions, folkways and mores are being covered up by a growing shroud of the unknown. People who read this and saw an ACTUAL PLAN IN PLACE truly need to step away from partisan politics. The point was made that previous terroristic attacks were made and it was difficult to know what should be suspicious and what should be accepted through tolerance. In the end, the author seems to say, "Lady Liberty" becomes (figuratively) shrouded due to our tolerance. It is a compel

"One minute she's flirting with you, the next minute she's biting your head off!"

You're assuming that her friends are human?

Here's a place that I take for "GRANITE" -- Stone Mountain!

"I did not have sex with THAT woman (the woman he's pointing at), Ms Lewinsky" (if he's addressing his comments to Ms. Lewinsky, then he's telling Ms. Lewinsky the truth) Edited to add -- Possibly.

I'd agree with you, except that I've known people who have met him. Back in the day, everyone who had met him (I haven't) said that he was a great guy. He was generous with his time and with his friendship. A fun guy to hang around, but an all-around nice guy, too. Even then, 15 - 20 years ago, he was having substance problems. I think that 20+ years of cocaine abuse has fried his brain. I think that he may not be capable of a recovery. I don't know very much about substance-abuse-related mental illness, but I can't see this ending well for him. What's Charlie, about 50? I think that

I had my shots about 10 or 12 years ago. A girlfriend-at-the-time-who-was-also-a-nurse gave them to me.