After spending a lot of time being a high school adviser, I’ve come to realize that sexual urges and natural sexual curiosity start very early. You see, before teaching, I used to think that sexual attraction begins during college years. The freedom from curfews, own rides, the drinks, the willingness and reciprocation make the late teen years and early twenties the most conducive time for such things. Now  I start to wonder.

During the last seven years that I’ve taught in high school, I’ve encountered several disciplinary cases of sexual nature in high school. Is this merely a coincidence or am I just refusing to accept statistics? Perhaps I’m just hesitating because I too have a child now.

I don’t want to think that my child or children is/are gonna grow up in a world where teenagers casually engage in sex, where herpes simplex is treated as nothing more than a common cold virus, or where virginity is a taboo. I am not a conservative person, nor am I claiming to be a saint. But I don’t think that sex is something that young (or more appropriately hormonal) people should be engaging in. I mean, even the smartest person can be reduced to a drooling idiot by a rush of hormones.

I don’t want mateo to make rush decisions later on, nor do I want him to regret the decisions he makes for the rest of his life. There is a reason why sexual maturity doesn’t happen early. It has to come with wisdom and the ability to discern. I do hope the next generations realize that before it’s too late.