D Chapman said:
Been doing a lot of family history (genealogy) lately. One thing that I've found is that in the 1700's it was not unusual for folks (children) to get married by the age of 13. This is mainly the girls. The first one I found was an 11 year old girl who married a 21 year old boy. At first I thought we had some birth dates wrong or just some bad info or the wrong person, etc.. But I've found this to be a regular thing. It was not uncommon for girls to be giving birth at 14 or 15 years old, proceed to have 12 kids and ultimately die giving birth...
I honestly can't believe parents allow their kids to wear what they do in today's age. But it could be worse.
Humans enter a breeding frenzy in their early to mid teens. That's the way we are built, and you've really got to remember that fact if you plan to keep your kids in line.
In the past it was not only accepted; nobody gave it much thought at all. Hell, if you go back far enough, females we think of as "young" today would be considered worn slam out, and reviled as harlots if unmarried.
Parents would go well out of their way (at great expense sometimes) to pawn them off. Some societies still operate that way. I've encountered it first-hand; a little
too first-hand, actually. That was one hell of a cultural conflagration.
Who'd have thought I'd ever run out of a town in the middle of the night because I
refused to sleep with someone's daughter?
Their culture is different, just as ours was in the past. I recognize that, and I understand it. By understand I mean, of course, that I understand I can run faster confused than you can mad.:rofl:
What I
don't understand is everyone agreeing to rules that nobody intends to follow, natural or not, and then complaining about the state of society. That's what's happening here.
A teenager's primary function is to attract a mate. If you don't want them to do so, put a stop to their efforts. Just like anything else in life, it's about advertisement and competition. You have winners and losers.
Parents seem to have a tough time deciding which is more desirable, and just ignore the issue entirely.
That's where they fuck up.
Cheers,
Kennith