Posted on 07/09/2002 1:12:54 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen
God knows I’m not a prude. As a teenager, I hid Playboys under my mattress, ogled the lingerie ads in the Sears Catalog and even knew about the secret place at my high school where you could look into the girls’ locker room shower.
On most Saturday nights, I was in the back seat of my ’57 Ford at the Autodrome drive-in in Radford, Virginia, wrestling with some young lady, trying to score the teenage sexual equivalent of a home run (funny how we learned early on to equate sports and sex).
In the immortal words of Meatloaf in his anthem to raging teenage hormones, the goal was to “see paradise by the dashboard light.”
Memories of those angst-filled days came back over the 4th of July weekend while sitting under a refreshment stand tent at a carnival in East St. Louis, Illinois, watching too many young girls parade by in the accepted attire of the times.
After an hour of so of this, I had to wonder: How in the hell does a teenage boy today keep his hormones under control? Lord, I had enough trouble when a glimpse of young female leg above the knee would satisfy the lustful cravings of a young man’s desire.
But now, with bare-midriff tops, low slung jeans, low-cut haltertops, thongs and see through blouses, there ain’t a hell of a lot left to the imagination.
We’re not talking about just 17, 18 or 19 year old hardbodies here, but 12 and 13 year olds wearing shorts low enough for the tops of thongs to show and blouses with enough open buttons to show what they may one day have to show.
Add to that enough navel, nose and eyebrow rings to start a jewelry store and you start to wonder just when it became acceptable for young women to dress like hookers.
Like most men, I enjoy looking at sexy young things, although at my age, “young” begins at about age 45. But I wonder if young girls shouldn’t at least go through puberty before letting all that they may or may not have hang out for public view.
Should a 15-year-old girl be parading around in public wearing jeans cut so low that they require shaving of pubic hair or shorts that ride high enough in back to show off butt cheeks? Are parents allowing this or are these nymphets changing into their CFM attire after they leave home?
If current teenage attire can shock even a dirty old man like me, has it gone to far?
I don’t have an answer. I do find it unsettling. If I had a teenage daughter right now, I’d probably lock her away until a safer age, say about 30 or maybe even 40.
What cracks me up is my little bombshell daughter has NO use for the boys anyway. She knows she can get such attention anytime, anywhere.......so she doesn't "need" it. She just says "nope; too busy with other things; not interested", smiles sweetly, and leaves 'em in a puddle. As a very protective Dad, I just love that...:)
And, that is where much of the problem lies, not all, but a significant amount.
Quite honestly, many men do not mature past the point where they discover they have sexual organs. Neither sex is taught to show restraint in their sexual urges. Sure, hormones are raging, but that doesn't mean drunken orgies are the high point of the day. To attain the higher meaning and happiness in life, discipline and restraint must be taught and followed.
If a person allows himself or herself free-reign to follow all urges, even the most important desires and needs become merely self-gratification. Self-restraint and discipline are necessary for maturity. You cannot become enmeshed with self-gratification and progress to the next level/rung. Each rung of the ladder must be climbed one rung at a time before you can reach the top. Yes, there are many immature men and women who are adults in age, but have not reached emotional maturity. Many adults are emotional cripples. Marriages suffer when kids marry kids.
Quarterback sleeps with whole cheerleading squad? Good for him. Cheerleader sleeps with anyone - she's a slut.
Yes, and this "double standard" arises from consequences of nature, and is essentially a correct and proper balancing mechanism.
Wake up and smell the reality.
I'm with your wife! I can't stand it when my husband enjoys the eye candy--and he knows it! But I did get amused Sunday night. My 17-year old daughter began her first college course on Monday. My husband, her stepfather, got to thinking about all he overhears the guys saying about the co-eds (he's a college professor). He pulled me aside in a panic and said, "You've got to talk to her. She doesn't know what they're like." LOL. These two have been teasing me for years that I'm a prude, but look who panicked!
LOL!
I just want to keep the some of the bricks under wraps!
Since mankind started wearing animal skins.
In the early 20th century it was strumpets showing their ankles. In the '20's it was those shocking "Flappers".
Remember 2 piece bathing suits in the 1950's? How about hot-pants in the '60's? Anybody remember 11 year old Madonna wannabe's in the early '80's.
Every generation wants to shock the previous generation. It is human nature and will always exist. IMO the fact that the phenomenon seems to be realized by a younger age groups is directly related to TV. There is now instant access to worldwide opinion and pre-teens who do not have adequate supervision have the means to be affected by these not-so-rational influences. This will not end civilization as we know it but it does seem to be happening much too early in our children's lives.
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