Is College This "Sexy?"

07DAD
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:29:32 +0000

If she’s had reasonable access to television, movies, magazines, or contemporaries, I doubt there’s much going on that she hasn’t already heard about.



I agree with this observation.

OP–what aspect of what your son reported to you do you believe your daughter is not already prepared for?

As many poster have related there is a broad spectrum of sexual behavior at almost all colleges. Is the concern that she won’t be prepared for that fact? Has she visited any colleges overnight? If she has, she probably experienced some of the behavior. Did she mention anything to you about a sexual aspect of her visit, if she has made one?

I suggest that if you are unsure, you ask her what she understands will likely occur when she gets to college. You may find that she has a pretty realistic idea of what to expect, especially with an older brother who may have “filled her in.”

My observation from having attended freshman dorm move-in last August is that the parents are in a culture shock over the condom bowls and frank postings in the dorms about protection, disease etc more so than the students.