Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 20, 2016
October 19, 2016
October 21, 2016
Transcript:
Girl: Yeah, I just think making these decisions is hard. There's no one to discuss them with. Benjamin: How about your folks? Girl: No way. They live in a dream world! Benjamin: Are you sure? Have you and your parents ever sat down to discuss sexual responsibility? Girl: Well, yeah. Once. When I was about 14. Benjamin: And? Girl: They just weren't ready. Benjamin: Maybe you were rushing them. Some parents need more time.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
They’ll be ready when you’re 35.
cripplious about 8 years ago
Parents are never ready to know their children are having sex.
SKJAM! Premium Member about 8 years ago
Tell them you don’t want kids and watch them get much more interested in your sex life.
Linguist about 8 years ago
The two things that parents have difficulty in picturing and accepting is:
1) Their teenagers having sex.
2) Their own parents and grandparents having sex !
For a Just and Peaceful World about 8 years ago
The age of consent in Brazil is 14. Maybe she should have gone to Brazil and asked around.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 8 years ago
“I went away to college for 4 years, and when I came back I was amazed to discover how much my old man had learned in my absence.”
mulder42 about 8 years ago
If the ‘rents aren’t ready when you’re 14, they’ll never be.