Friday, November 4, 2011
Teenage Dating
Ok, so I know I wrote paper #3 about this subject but I would like to talk some more about my opinion on the subject. Most parents have no objections to their children dating as long as they date someone the parents approve of. Although, there are some parents out there though that don't even really know the person their teen is dating. That is scary. Some people think dating is just a normal and maybe even necessary part of growing up. I agree that dating is "normal" in today's society, but normal isn't always a good thing. It's normal for kids to try drugs and alcohol now days also but that doesn't mean I want my kid to do it. It's normal for people to get divorced a few times and it's normal to sleep around before you get married. I would like for my child to be abnormal. I would like for my children to save themselves completely for their spouse. I would also like for them to be madly in love with the person they marry and stay with them for the rest of their lives. I would like for their children to see the love in their parents so much that they want the same thing for themselves. I know you can't really force a child not to date (some would argue) because they will find a way if they really want to. But shouldn't we as parents let our kids know they don't have to settle for normal?
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Teenagers dating is scary but you really can't stop it and if you try you will just push your kids away. I have two 16 year olds that are kinda dating for the first time this year. They are great girls and I trust them but I have told them everything I know to tell them about dating and god forbid sex and protection. They know what I think when it comes to them dating and I know what they think and our communication is pretty good so I try not to stress about it. All you can do is raise them the best you can and hope you have done it right because at the end of the day the decision really is theirs to make.
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