>>Ok, I think were done. You have no children to base on personal experience on, which is evident in your response wondering why the age would be relevant. I actually was trying to have a decent exchange with you regarding this; an obvious mistake on my part. My apologies.
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>>>What makes you think I have any children? And why would that be relevant?
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>I fail to see how an ad-hominen attack on me has any relevance to the issue of trust between Steve and his son. A "decent exchange" addresses the issues.
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>My experience is in giving "the talk" to children of a number of my clients, at my clients' request. These are technically astute young people, typically between 12 and 15. They "get it".
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>Bear in mind that by 16, one can drive a car, take a full time job and pay taxes. By 17 or 18 one can join the armed forces and potentially shoot people. By 18 one can vote and have a say in who runs the country.
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>So, I think it's fair to say a 17 year old should be mature enough to surf responsibly, as long as he's been made aware of the potential consequences of not doing so.

Not an attack, an observation. I disagree with you, and believe that knowing that you lack the experiences of being a parent, I could never take your views on this very seriously.