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Pre-teens don't understand sex, which is what I said, and which is why they cannot consent to it.
by milesrout 1y ago
Pre-teens don't understand sex, which is what I said, and which is why they cannot consent to it.
- saagarjha 1y agoPre-teens can understand sex just like they can understand what a contract is or that alcohol exists. We don't allow them to participate in those things but they can certainly be aware of its existence.
- necovek 1y agoThey do understand sex, but don't take the consequences seriously enough (like STDs or kids at such a young age) — they are still in the exploration phase where they believe they are invincible and nothing bad can happen to them.
- lurking_swe 1y agowell sure, they won’t understand sex if nobody every explained it to them. Learning through osmosis isn’t possible. :) They are definitely capable of understanding how a baby is made if you get a textbook and show them. Whether or not they should learn that as a pre-teen is certainly up for debate, and many people / cultures have different opinions on that.