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I tried to not be upset by this yesterday but it haunted me all day. Nothing whatsoever to do with his topic of sex education but rather...
The puritanical views that link premarital pregnancy with punishment (by God) that upset me. This is the mindset that created the perfect family image that was so prevalent in the closed adoption era of the 50's and 60's. Mothers without the sanctity of marriage were being "punished" by society (not God) for not following societies dictates of what a perfect family was.
Society instead of offering help and humanity during that era, chose to be judgemental while at the same time the saying "The first one can come anytime, the second one takes 9 months" was all it took to make it okay if the couple were married.
I want to live in a society that chooses to help - not judge one another.
Kind regards,
Dickons
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