Why you should talk to your kids about consent early, because sex-parts don't just turn on at 18

People talk a lot about sexual assault on college campuses, talking to college students about consent, yadda yadda.

It needs to start much, much earlier.

Here's why, based on my own personal anecdata.

By the time I went to college:
( tw: sexual assault, depression, suicidality, one teenager trying to handle way too many decisions about sexual assault alone, mis-handling of reports/assault/creepers by authority figures )

Moral of the story, if there is one: ( Read more... )

*drops mic*

ETA: signal boosting or sharing open because I'm tired of being silent about this shit.