Gloria
2008-06-21 11:31:16
These 16-year old girls had the very natural urge of girls of that age to love something. The urge is idealistic and romantic, and not necessarily connected with the physicality of sex. In my generation we asked for dogs or horses to love and care for.
Unfortunately, ideals and romanticism are considered naive by today’s educators (I am an educator), and are replaced with a so-called “realism,” which is focussed on street-smarts.
Had the educators understood the idealistic, romantic nature of the teen-age psyche, they would not have glorified baby-making at this age–instituting a daycare in the school. The girls would have been just as happy with a puppy or having access to a riding academy.
