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I'm a little perplexed.. Until the last few days, I was under the impression that premarital sex by teenagers and out of wedlock births by the same are something that society generally does not approve of.
But now we are going have the spectacle of a teen aged unwed mother and the sperm donor (to use Dr Laura's term) being feted on stage during a national political convention. To the best of my knowledge this has not happened before.
I have one pubescent and one almost pubescent granddaughter and I'm wondering what their grandmother and I should say to them should the question of premarital sex and out of wedlock births arise, particularly so in light of the upcoming situation at the RNC. Y'all are aware, I'm sure, that children tend to ask awkward questions and I could really use some help in trying to come up with answers.
Could some of you social conservatives help me out here? I know y'all are the arbiters of all things moral and I'm just an old liberal/progressive, atheistic dirty fuckin' hippie who has no clue when it comes to morals. What is the party line on unwed teen sex and motherhood these days?
