If I may suggest another taboo subject: If you discover that your teenager is thinking about having sex, do you provide him or her with the means for protected sex (condoms), along with a healthy dose of parental words of caution, advise them to take it slowly, and then hope for the best? Or...
I agree with your statement about what a culture values. I try so hard not to be cynical, but as we watch what passes for "entertainment' these days, as well as a political climate that seems angrier and more vicious than ever, our culture here in the US appears to place far less value on...