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hunter

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34. I don't think eighteen year olds should be in high school.

Sat May 25, 2013, 12:35 PM

May 2013

Same with kids who drive.

I know I'm not going to change cherished U.S. cultural traditions, but I'd adjust the school system so that everyone is expected to graduate from high school while they are still minors. I'd also bump the driving age from sixteen to eighteen. Their might be a few high school seniors with learning permits, but none would be driving cars to and from school.

The only physical relationships I had in high school were with bullies physically assaulting me. A sexual relationship between a senior and a freshman doesn't seem so abhorrent compared to the abuse a lot of kids suffer.

Of course here in the U.S.A. bloody violence and mayhem might earn a movie a "PG-13" rating, while an entirely non-violent romantic comedy with naked people could get an "R" or the dreaded "NC-17."

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When I was a freshman in high school there was a boy in my class who was [View all] XemaSab May 2013 OP

I think his feelings were honest! hrmjustin May 2013 #1

no offense but there's no way I believe your story dlwickham May 2013 #2

all people aren't the same JI7 May 2013 #6

It totally happened XemaSab May 2013 #11

well it seems unusual in the extreme from my pov. Schema Thing May 2013 #14

You would at 14. But at 18, you may have a different opinion. jeff47 May 2013 #32

This should go well alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #3

I dunno LeftInTX May 2013 #4

Wow, that happened with my band director as well... sweetloukillbot May 2013 #16

I had an older biology teacher that married one of his students and that was in the late 50's, early appleannie1 May 2013 #30

cool story lunasun May 2013 #5

I think the responses here provide their own answer. Bonobo May 2013 #7

I believe that a girl/woman who would date someone that much younger was probably a very okaawhatever May 2013 #8

Wait, what? blueamy66 May 2013 #25

I don't think i made myself clear. I was trying to say that emotional age and physical age are two okaawhatever May 2013 #35

When I was a freshman in HS... Chan790 May 2013 #9

I find nothing wrong with that. blueamy66 May 2013 #26

This "cool story, bro" moment brought to you by LittleBlue May 2013 #10

They were both drama dorks XemaSab May 2013 #12

This explains much LittleBlue May 2013 #18

People grow up and change and look at things differently at a later age. alp227 May 2013 #13

I can readily imagine being thrilled at 14 and feeling I had been manipulated at 18. Shrike47 May 2013 #15

When I was a senior in high school Blue_In_AK May 2013 #17

congrats on the ten years onethatcares May 2013 #19

We've been on vacation in SE Alaska since the 17th Blue_In_AK May 2013 #20

Just throwing this in... Bigmack May 2013 #21

I think that he was full of shit and someone put words into his mouth blueamy66 May 2013 #22

I raised two boys and they said that about girls of every age lunatica May 2013 #23

A lot of things happen in High School Xyzse May 2013 #24

+10000 blueamy66 May 2013 #27

When I was a sophomore, I had a brief relationship with MineralMan May 2013 #28

I think I don't have enough information to have an opinion. nolabear May 2013 #29

Personally speaking... CincyDem May 2013 #31

I was 15 Maine-ah May 2013 #33

I don't think eighteen year olds should be in high school. hunter May 2013 #34