Re: Why are parents OVERprotective?

Quote: Boys and men are manipulated by girls at least as often as the reverse occurs.
Of course, but parents don't really want to admit that.

Quote: And do you believe it's only boys and men who routinely have an interest in sex over and above any type of emotional commitment? My frequently broken heart suggests otherwise. And conversely, do you believe that boys do not also fall in love? Ditto.
No, I don't believe that, I wasn't stating my personal thoughts in that post, I was just posting what society states as normal.

Quote: Girls can indeed get pregnant, so why don't more parents and educators insist they get objective and morally neutral sex education from an early age rather than trying to outright prohibit all sexual activity for them entirely?
Because that's more difficult and would require good educators and good parenting.

Quote: As for the Disney movies always having happy endings...that may appear to be true on the surface.
Well, kids rarely think that much about what they watch, and it's not really that rare for girls to think about Mr. Right as their "prince", someone that isn't really supposed to have a personality.