Comments on: Senior Sex Makes News http://themoderatevoice.com/21128/senior-sex-makes-news/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: jwc http://themoderatevoice.com/21128/senior-sex-makes-news/comment-page-1/#comment-145157 jwc Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:25:49 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/family/21128/senior-sex-makes-news/#comment-145157 My 11 year old son came out of a Planned Parenthood class on sexuality to be met by his 8 year old brother who asked what the class had been about. He told him only to be met with "yuckkk!!" To which he replied "Everyone has sexuality. It's part of being alive." I thought "wow". I wish I was that sane.<br><br>So, yes, everyone has sexuality, even those of us in the last 1/2 or 1/3 (or whatever it turns out to be) part of our lives.<br><br>One thing that I dread is the chance of finding myself in one of those senior housing places having to deal with administrators and caregivers who are uncomfortable with their own sexuality who a being prudish with me. Last time I checked, seniors are still adults, still vote, and still have the right to express our sexuality as we see fit. My 11 year old son came out of a Planned Parenthood class on sexuality to be met by his 8 year old brother who asked what the class had been about. He told him only to be met with “yuckkk!!” To which he replied “Everyone has sexuality. It's part of being alive.” I thought “wow”. I wish I was that sane.

So, yes, everyone has sexuality, even those of us in the last 1/2 or 1/3 (or whatever it turns out to be) part of our lives.

One thing that I dread is the chance of finding myself in one of those senior housing places having to deal with administrators and caregivers who are uncomfortable with their own sexuality who a being prudish with me. Last time I checked, seniors are still adults, still vote, and still have the right to express our sexuality as we see fit.

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/21128/senior-sex-makes-news/comment-page-1/#comment-145156 runasim Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:33:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/family/21128/senior-sex-makes-news/#comment-145156 Anyone familiar with a Sr. Citizens center or nursig home will testify that love, jealousy and libidinous pursuits can be fierce at any age. Anyone familiar with a Sr. Citizens center or nursig home will testify that love, jealousy and libidinous pursuits can be fierce at any age.

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