Hot Potato Topic July #2

Hello Fellow Cooks!
Conservative Connie here, filling in while our Chef takes some much needed time off.
I began last week with talking about Freedom. Webster's definition:

1. 1 :  the quality or state of being free: as  
    a :  the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action 
   b :  liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another :  independence  
   c :  the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous <freedom from care>  
   d :  ease, facility freedom>

e :  the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken freedom>

f :  improper familiarity 

 g :  boldness of conception or execution  

h :  unrestricted use freedom of their home>

2 a :  a political right 

b :  franchise, privilege

Of course the definition is taken out of context and used for anything and everything. I can do whatever I want to do, whenever I want to do and if you say anything against me you are judging me and a hater. What utter craziness!!

Do we really want people doing any and everything? I am sure that most "sensible" persons would agree that we can't have extremes from either side...too much freedom and too little. Rules and standards help us work within our freedom and maintain it.

I would love to make sure all kids had to have a license before they had sex...All that is promoted is the pleasure but no one talks about the consequences. With all the books that are written, especially romance, so much is put into 'they couldn't help themselves' (Yea they could), 'the passion was so much there was no stopping' (Um you can always stop if you really want to) we aren't teaching or addressing the emotional side of sex and that isn't even touch intimacy.

I would love for kids to know the not to nice side of sex. The icky and sticky. The waiting on test results that could mean cancer, HIV, STD, or AIDS. Some wish they had only been pregnant. Then when the emotions kick in what do you do then. When he or she just wanted an easy lay or when a relationship is only physical and nothing else.

We have got to arm our kids with knowledge....just like you have to have car insurance to drive we need to give our next generation facts so they can make an informed decision that "hopefully" will result in them waiting for a maturity level that will match their desired sexual level.

After teaching our kids about saving, balancing a financial account and paying their bills on time we need to teach them to respect themselves, their bodies and the special bond that can be created between a man and a woman.

Let's use our freedom to not be horny, hormonal individuals, but loving, caring people responsibly sharing our love. Just something to think about...
Until next time,
Conservative Connie