I was 14 once too...
Sylvia Johnson of Arvada Colorado has been charged with 9 felonies for having sex with her daughters high school friends. She stated in her statement to the police that she was "never popular with classmates in high school," and the house parties (which ran for a year) left her "feeling like one of the group." Ms. Johnson was busted by the mom of one of the partygoers.
The talking heads on the news channels are bemoaning what this is going to do to the kids. As a man that was lucky enough to have experienced the pleasures of an older woman at the age of 14, I only have this to say...
IF Ms. Johnson is a good teacher and IF the young men in question paid attention and learned something, their future lovers will be very appreciative. I know the women in my life have benefitted from my early instructions.
I know our society looks at these acts differently if they are preformed by women or men. And before anyone jumps my case here, I do not advocate ANY sexual contact with ANY minor by either men or women. But lets face it. It happens. We read about it everyday.
I wonder how much of it in cases like this is consentual. This case seems to be one of those. This does not make this woman any less a predator but as the old joke goes, “Can you rape the willing?” In my case, it wasn’t a family member or a teacher but a very nice 33 year old single woman that was shocked by my advances. Hell, I was 14 and a walking hormone. I would have made advances on a fence post with a knothole.
It only lasted the summer of my 14th year. That would be 35 years ago. She’d be 66 now if she’d lived. I heard of her death and attended her ’viewing’ and funeral several years ago. I remember smiling as I looked at her in her coffin. It must have looked strange to those nearby but that’s how I remembered her. Probably the most loving and understanding woman I ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Now she would be ostracized by her friends and community. I am happy that I knew her when I did.
The talking heads on the news channels are bemoaning what this is going to do to the kids. As a man that was lucky enough to have experienced the pleasures of an older woman at the age of 14, I only have this to say...
IF Ms. Johnson is a good teacher and IF the young men in question paid attention and learned something, their future lovers will be very appreciative. I know the women in my life have benefitted from my early instructions.
I know our society looks at these acts differently if they are preformed by women or men. And before anyone jumps my case here, I do not advocate ANY sexual contact with ANY minor by either men or women. But lets face it. It happens. We read about it everyday.
I wonder how much of it in cases like this is consentual. This case seems to be one of those. This does not make this woman any less a predator but as the old joke goes, “Can you rape the willing?” In my case, it wasn’t a family member or a teacher but a very nice 33 year old single woman that was shocked by my advances. Hell, I was 14 and a walking hormone. I would have made advances on a fence post with a knothole.
It only lasted the summer of my 14th year. That would be 35 years ago. She’d be 66 now if she’d lived. I heard of her death and attended her ’viewing’ and funeral several years ago. I remember smiling as I looked at her in her coffin. It must have looked strange to those nearby but that’s how I remembered her. Probably the most loving and understanding woman I ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Now she would be ostracized by her friends and community. I am happy that I knew her when I did.
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