Even a kid as stupid as me could recognize the damage that could do to someone else....
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Parents today have failed miserably in instilling the principles of gentlemanly and ladylike behaviors in their children. I am just astounded at how sexual morality has deteriorated in less than 50 years.
Sigh. I can’t lecture on anything on sexual morality, I recall too vividly being a teenage boy, and how that element of life seemed to dominate my mind.
As I said earlier in the thread, I would never, ever in a million years ever want to be 15 years old again unless they would let me keep what I have learned in the intervening years since then. It was far too painful for me to acquire a lot of knowledge, because nothing came naturally, I could never think things out. I had to learn (it seems like everything) by making mistakes and hopefully learning from them. Which I did not relish. And I often (and still sometimes don’t) learn the lesson. The upside is, when I learn it, I learn it well. The downside is...you shed blood, burn yourself, make a fool of yourself. I feel lucky to have reached my current age.
I just don’t understand how young men and women can have relationships in this weird environment, it seems too...complex. I guess.
But my parents tried the best they could to raise me, and instill a respect for people, deserving it until they prove to you that they don’t. And that includes the opposite sex. My parents had a difficult marriage, but toughed it out through adversity and died in love with each other. I learned a lot from watching the two of them. And they didn’t ignore talking about treating the opposite sex with respect.