Sex ed

[pne]

In an entry in mock_the_stupid, I found this comment:

I had a Catholic latin teacher and her attitude to sex was that you should wait until you're married. However, if you don't then this is what you need to know. It was the most sensible perspective I've ever heard.

I think I like the way that was phrased and it sounds like a viewpoint I could hold.

Comments

[haela.livejournal.com]

we are all children, really. we make a lot of mistakes.. i agree that the rules are the same for everyone but my expectations for someone's behavior are totally different.. and i try to never feel too bad about the person, just about the actions/choices/decisions. im surrounded by a lot of people who have made bad choices lately. i think the only thing keeping me from going out of my mind is that i try to remember that i cant expect people who aren't christian to make their decisions the same way. if they have done something wrong they will have to answer for it.. it is still wrong but i have to try and not make it my business. REALLY hard to do since these people are in my family and it becomes my business a lot. im glad that its not my place to judge them..

my decision for example to not want to hear about my sister / communicate with her anymore was not to punish her but to show that as long as i make myself present and help her to continue living that way, its like giving her permission to do what she's doing, and my permission she does not and will not have. it took a lot of thought/prayer/tears to come to that decision but i think i did the right thing. i tried to find any other way to show her my love without being an "enabler" .. and all roads led to me just letting go and letting her be. i dont think she is a bad person on the inside but she has made some really terrible decisions. i cant really expect any better of her because she chose to close herself off like that. so i have to pray that she will open her heart to god and let him show her how to make things right for herself and her family again.