Reply #118: Yes and no

[ms liberty]

Not only was I attracted to men 23 and older when I was 14, but I actually "dated" a couple of guys who were about 20, 21. At 14, dating was couples skating at the roller skating rink, and riding in their car to the pizza parlor where we were with 10 or 20 other friends, then all of us piling into the car and going to my house to play cards or monopoly. Of course my mother was there, and knew all of the crowd; we'd stay up all night, and the next morning my mom would make a huge breakfast for everyone.

But I NEVER slept with any of them, never went beyond kissing at age 14, and it was my decision. Hey, I was a product of enlightened public education - complete sex ed in the 6th grade, after signed parental permission. I was a virgin til I was 18, and picked the time, person, and place to lose that virginity on my own terms.

My husband tells me that when he was 14 he and all his friends were hot for one of their teachers; he says if that LeFavre chick had been his teacher and tried to seduce him, he'd have been all over that action. He's sure it wouldn't have scarred him for life!