You’ve probably read the books and seen the
movies. I read the first book to the oldest two when they were 13
and 15 and they were pretty underwhelmed. I must admit, if Edward ran his lips
over Bella’s jaw line once more, I think I was going to throw up. It was light
on the promised UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) and heavy on the tedium.
And am I the only one who thinks there’s
something fundamentally wrong with a 105 year old (albeit, Vampire) lusting
after a 16 year old?? Screams pedophile to me.
But I know it’s extremely popular for many
girls and women, so I was somewhat alarmed when Mahli at work talked about one
of the books insinuating that you lose your soul if you have sex before
marriage.
Stephanie Meyer is a Mormon and in an
article I read, when challenged with the idea that her books promoted the
religion, she said that wasn’t her agenda, but as a Mormon, naturally her
values are portrayed in the books.
That’s fair enough, but I realised some of
my friends, whose daughters were drinking up these books, had no idea of these
‘messages’. I rang one with views similar to my own and she immediately said
she was going to clarify the pre-marital sex issue with her 16 year old.
(Can I say here and now, that this is merely my point of view that sex before marriage is fine. Obviously that’s my position as I’m not married and am the mother of four – and they’re not adopted. But I appreciate it’s not everyone’s view.)
I was on a mission. E, then 11, was just
getting into the Twilight movies, so for some crazy reason, I thought I should
‘warn’ her.
“E, you know that it’s okay to have sex
before marriage,” I blurted out as I was driving her to Scouts.
“Mum, why are you telling me this?! I’m 11!”
“Because Mahli told me that the Twilight
books say you lose your soul if you do. And that’s not true.”
“I still don’t know why you’re telling me
this….”
“Well, when should I tell you?”
“How’s old is Mahli?”
“23?”
“Yeah – well, maybe tell me when I’m 23.”
I suspect that might be a tad late...
