Just Want To have Sex!

This news that was published by The Star is quite worrying for parents. I read it and I had a shiver, not only because I personally knew of some similar cases but also worry that if nothing right is done, my daughter and yours also could become part of the statistics which I definitely don’t want them to be.

The news report says that more underage girls are having sex to get back at their parents for neglecting them. This startling information was revealed by police who said that the girls had initially claimed they were raped but later admitted to have consented to sex with their boyfriends.

Statistics compiled since 2005 showed that the number of girls below 16 years old who are sexually active has been increasing every year. The study also revealed that an alarming 60% of girls between the ages of 13 and 15 had sex because they “wanted revenge” on their parents. Sex with a girl aged under 16 is classified as statutory rape under the Penal Code.

Now, what must be we do to stop this issue? I feel that parents are as much responsible as the girls are in this problem as if as parents, it’s our responsibility to show the children some parental love. Just because you didn’t plan for the child to be born into this world, it doesn’t make the issue the fault of the child. It’s the two adults that brought her here when sex was done without any proper protection. So don’t punish the child. Be responsible!

If you suspect the child is doing something like this behind you, don’t just go up and confront them. Talk to them, advice them. Know who they are and what problems they’d like to get off their chest before you pour any judgement on them.

Alot of parents made the mistake of punishing the child first before knowing what the real problem is. For all you know, it’s the parents’ fault that the child did what they did. Why not work together and solve it rather than to punish the child and not yourself for neglecting them in the first place?

What about if you know of a friend or a relative that had this issue? What if the parents themselves don’t care? As a responsible adult, should you do something about it? I feel, as a responsible person, we should. If the parents can’t show some parental love to the child, why not we do it, especially if we have the means to? Would you report the parents and get the child send to a welfare home where he/she could get adult supervision and care rather than be neglected?

Just because you are not around didn’t know the child had been running wild behind your back doesn’t give you the right to escape the fact that this is an issue and need to be solved. It happened, you found out. Time to do something about it.

I mentioned before, sex between two consenting adults are fine but for underage girls not knowing what it’s about except for what their friends boast about is a dangerous thing. Parents, it’s time we do our part! Let’s not forget that the child is also human and need love and guidance from their respective parents and elders.

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