It does seem strange to me that everyone is up in arms about letting a 14 year old walk the runway, but making her the face of Prada is no big deal.

This article says they are new- maybe a new formulation, then the author uses that as her evidence that parents are sex-phobic. As you say, some kind of vaccine for meningitis has been around a while, so parents aren't going to think it is new. I think there is now a booster when kids get older, so that might be why…

I think you are exactly right. There was a study highlighted by Jezebel a few weeks ago ([jezebel.com]) talking about why more teens weren't getting the vaccine. The Jezebel article concluded it was about parents who didn't want to let their kids have sex. However, the linked study in the article did not say a…

I'm pretty sure the article was saying that a NEW vaccine that treats menengitis and whooping cough came onto the market at the same time as the HPV vaccine, not that they are intended for the same time in a child's life. And since they were both new to the market at the same time, parents should feel equally safe…

My point was not to disagree with the fact that stupid celebrities making ill-informed comments about vaccines will result in more hesitant parents when it comes to the vaccine.

In this particular article, it says "Parents are far more likely to get their daughters two other vaccines that came out around the same time, one for meningitis and another for tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough, which seems to confirm that the fears about the HPV vaccine are mainly about sex." And then it says,…

The fact that parents get their kids two other vaccines does NOT prove that their reluctance about the HPV vaccine is all about sex. I GUARANTEE that very few parents realize those other vaccines are new. Most parents probably assume a vaccine for something like tetanus and whooping cough has probably been around a…

"all of society support's the woman's choice to have a child" unless you come out of your house and are visible outside of a playground.

I'm curious how "compelled speech" compares to complaints from pharmacists who claim they are forced to do something they morally object to. Is there overlap here? This could have unintended consequences, perhaps. But I'm not a lawyer, I just stayed in a Holiday Express.

Best thing is not to ask at all. If they offer info first, then by all means ask questions. But otherwise, as Kathy said, you never know what you are digging into beyond just desire. No one wants to be forced to explain the still birth and multiple miscarriages they have suffered!

I just read the CDC report and it does not say a thing about sex being the issue. So that conjecture came from somewhere else. The linked article (not the CDC ) lists unnamed "experts" but that is all.

These are the moments for discussion. My daughter is 6 and we have discussions at her level about the stuff all the time. If you discuss it now you will build a foundation of thoughtfulness that she will use to make decisions when you aren't around. My parents did it with me and it works!

On the previous spread in Vogue: If the photoshoot of 10 year olds was designed to highlight the bad practice of dressing 14 year olds up like 30 year olds and telling 30 year olds they should aspire to look like 14 year olds, then that would surely be noble.

"according to an eyewitness, who also said, "He hit her as if it were another man.""

Eric: Put a bird on it.

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My response wasn't actually angry, just matter of fact. I was born in the 70's and my family co-slept for a long time. But I never discussed it with anyone, since I never felt it was relevant to discuss, and I think I knew I would get looked down on. I'm now a parent, and we co-sleep, as well, and there are maybe 2…

Why would anyone tell you they co-slept? It doesn't come up in casual conversation. And most people know they will be told they need psychological help if they did. People you know DID co-sleep. You just assume you know they didn't.