Before the child ever gets to school it will have received crucial, almost irrevocable sex education and this will have been taught by the parents, who are not aware of what they are doing.
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Mary Calderone Quote
“Our children are not going to be just 'our children' - they are going to be other people's husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren.”
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