Ask Dr. Helen: Should Men Be Kicked Out of the Church Nursery?
So under Sean’s understanding, if an adolescent boy wants to have sex with older women, there’s no reason whatsoever that he should not, nor any reason that the woman should not solicit such. Or am I reading him wrong?
I will cop to such things as he speaks to. When I was 13, there was nothing I wanted more than to caress the silky legs of one of my mother’s 19-year-old co-workers. But even then, I knew that such was a) improper, b) immoral, and c) impracticable, given my status. That didn’t stop me wanting it any more, or fantasizing about it, but it did mean I made no move to actualize it (whether I would have had the strength to resist such a move on her part, I cannot say with certainty. Probably not, depending on how far it went).
I’m sorry, but I’m not of the opinion that teaching young boys to gratify their sexual impulses at every available opportunity has been beneficial to society. Nor do I agree that winking urbanely at older women “introducing” (pleh) minors to an active sex life will, in the long run, be good for either party. Just because it doesn’t hurt doesn’t mean it isn’t wrong.
