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Originally Posted by christiangirl
My other concerned parent was not a subject in the post so she was not mentioned.  (Stereo)Typically, it is the father who would rather gouge his eyes out than think about his little girl having sex than the mother (or she hides her panic better, either one). |
Your mother was not the one who put the ring on you.
I was asking whether it was significant that your father, and not just either parent, was the one who put the ring on you; and why you felt that was of particular pride for him as a father as opposed to being of pride to a parent, in general (i.e., would your father be more proud than if your mother had done it). Why do you think fathers (in general) care about their daughters having sex; and daughters (in general) care about their fathers' approval?
The answer to my question gets into why that is multiplied into an extreme and those creepy father-daughter purity balls exist. Cringe.
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Originally Posted by christiangirl
The girls felt that the decision to have sex or not have sex shouldn't be about their "responsibility as young ladies," but rather an independent decision--and whatever they choose should not be a reflection of everyone who has helped raise them but rather earn them respect as individuals who can make decisions for their own lives. That amount of decision-making and taking control of their own lives and behavior was way more impressive to me than the waiting itself. I was proud of them all. 
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I love this and especially the bolded.
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