What IS it with Brits and SEX?

OK, seriously, I am NOT a prude. I'm not. But I'm starting to realize that every story I read out of the UK obsesses over sex -- youth sex, in fact! I guess the sordid tales of sexual escapades on the part of their politicians and royals just aren't enough to occupy those folks. Now, it's all about the kids.

Gosh, at least they're fretting over their children.

What has me so incredulous this time? A mom trying to find a sex partner for her son who has Down's Syndrome, one of several Down’s sons she has adopted.

Determined to help him find a woman, mum has put up a web site and says she'll even pay a prostitute. “I always look at what other people are doing and why shouldn’t they do the same things?” This mom just wants her boys to be like everyone else.

Um, mum? Most other guys’ mums aren’t out finding them sex partners. And if you’re looking for experiences similar to other guys, some are conceiving children out of wedlock -- children for whom they are unable to care (see previous blog) -- and still others are contracting all sorts of icky sexually transmitted diseases.

Cool beans! Let’s find someone who can share those experiences with your kid, too!

I’m not arguing that adults with Down’s can’t enjoy loving, committed relationships. Rather, I’m arguing that it’s just gross to play pimp for your son, disability or not.

To use the technical term: yuck, yuck, yuck.