One Life To Live - MESSAGE BOARDS

First of all, when a teenage couple is going to have sex they sure as hell don't want their parents to know, if anyone! That was the most unrealistic and bad storyline about Dorian supplying the condoms. A normal mother, especially with a daughter, would absolutely be telling her NOT to have sex - which is where the daughter, even if its a lie would say - "I would NEVER do that." So to portray Dorian giving Langston condoms and saying its ok to have sex portrays very bad parenting. I was very shocked at that and it gives the wrong message, and yes I know its 2009. That was just WRONG. I can't imagine a teenager even wanting to have sex just knowing the parent knows about it, that would kill the mood. Bad storyline, bad parenting portrayed.

I'm from a different generation. The way I was brought up that if a girl had sex with a boy she was automatically a wh*** and the boy would not respect her. Girls got bad reputations unjustly but it happens and probably still does, another subject tho. Ok, but to even mention (sex) to a parent? Hell no! I would have been sent away to a convent before I could say BOO! Even as an adult I never spoke of it unless it was about someone else, different generation. From my mother's time, and she would be 85 if still alive, that was something not spoken of. So, now fast forwarding to today? I still think that girls should be taught to say NO, to let the boy wait if he really loves her. If a girl wants sex education then there are other resources rather than upsetting a parent. Here's something kind of funny, when I would try to talk about it with my daughter she didn't want to, she got embarrassed! Go figure. But yes, to end this and not get into a debate, the old "make him wait" should be taught. Whether its abided by is one thing, but to at least try and let a young girl not waste something precious on a boy who is just after one thing only. Ok, thats all!

My parent were from Italy and very strict. I feel we all must change with the times. It's okay to tell you parents you are going to have sex. The young couple will go forward with or without parental consent. However, we must go with the changes, tell them to make sure to use protection.

ITA I Am from the "old School" He will wait if he loves you. However, anything can happen and when the general public as well as the medical profession became aware of HIV that little strategy of "make him wait" was WAY too dangerous. Parents tearfully introduced the TEENS to condoms not just to prevent pregnancy but to save thier lives ! as at that time no cure or even treatment was available and NO one was happy about it... just a blast from the past.

I know what your saying, times are different now, but I know if back then if I had approached my mother about wanting to have sex I KNOW I would have been smacked hard waaayy into next week, called a few choice names and then sent off to that convent! Mothers and fathers from that time, the majority would have reacted the same way. At least there are options open for the teens that don't want their parents to know they are having sex, some parents would be horrified.