Waiting doesn't make you a loser. It makes you a winner. I waited and I'm proud to say so. And no, there's nothing wrong with me.
This isn't wild kingdom and we 'do' have a choice. To criticize others for being strong enough to hold onto their beliefs or just their plain old common-sense is wrong.
If Teen pregnancy, (or single parenting) and STDs, AIDS etc. isn't enough incentive to wait then I don't know what is. It's like literally playing russian roulette with your life. I don't understand why someone would take such cavalier risks and then call someone who doesn't a loser. It makes no sense.
As for VH1 and their 'special' they can't be subjective about it because their argument for loose behavior won't hold up against the many, many, many, reasons to abstain. 'Just do it or you won't be cool?' Um, yeah. I'm real impressed..... "NOT!" (Maybe they need to call Virgins losers to feel better about themselves---which is an indication of how wrong it is)
I don't mean to get up on a soap-box and I'm not judging those who choose not to wait. But to call people who chose to abstain losers is ludicrous.
I feel sorry for children having to grow up now. The pressure is not just coming from their peers but also media and society in general, which seems to be encouraging questionable behavior. Most of it involves immediate gratification and to heck with the consequences.
There are indeed consequences for our actions, whether we like it or not.
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This isn't wild kingdom and we 'do' have a choice. To criticize others for being strong enough to hold onto their beliefs or just their plain old common-sense is wrong.
If Teen pregnancy, (or single parenting) and STDs, AIDS etc. isn't enough incentive to wait then I don't know what is. It's like literally playing russian roulette with your life. I don't understand why someone would take such cavalier risks and then call someone who doesn't a loser. It makes no sense.
As for VH1 and their 'special' they can't be subjective about it because their argument for loose behavior won't hold up against the many, many, many, reasons to abstain. 'Just do it or you won't be cool?' Um, yeah. I'm real impressed..... "NOT!" (Maybe they need to call Virgins losers to feel better about themselves---which is an indication of how wrong it is)
I don't mean to get up on a soap-box and I'm not judging those who choose not to wait. But to call people who chose to abstain losers is ludicrous.
I feel sorry for children having to grow up now. The pressure is not just coming from their peers but also media and society in general, which seems to be encouraging questionable behavior. Most of it involves immediate gratification and to heck with the consequences.
There are indeed consequences for our actions, whether we like it or not.