Your thoughts....

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from what i`ve seen here, maxim is pretty shit. it`s harded to jack off to dressed up women that naked chicks
( any1 more info about maxim? ... i haven`t heard of it before

I've been subscribing to Maxim from almost the 1st issue. It's a great magazine. It is by no means a magazine for you to get off to. It's not a Playboy magazine. It's basically a guys magazine with some layouts of scantily clad women with lots of jokes, crude stuff, reviews, interviews, fashion, gadgets, cars, articles about sex and females and other things that guys would be interested in. It's not something you jack off to. http://www.maximonline.com

I think Maxim seems like a good mag for a teen guy. Being that I'm not a teen guy I can't say for certain. I know teenage boys use moms Victoria Secret catalogs and SI swimsuit for this purpose. I can't imagine Maxim being any different. Even if that isn't its original purpose. And I agree with what you've said before. IT'S NOT PORN. I know one kid brought a Penthouse to school in 7th grade, so I'm sure he'll have seen worse. But this is what I'm comfortable with him looking at regularly at that age. And as for him thinking of me, well that's part of the just leaving it in his room thing. It's not from me. As for giving him the Maxim as a gift, that would be fine. But I think the Playboy would be better as a surprise. After all it's not from me.

I don't think you should be giving your child (because that's what a 16 year old is a child) Playboy. If wants it when he's older and legal than fine, but just giving your child that type of material just for the hell of it basically is bad parenting in my opinion.

I disagree. 16 year olds can have sex legally in my state. If they are old enough to see the real thing they are old enough to see a picture of it.

Giving a child a playboy magazine "just for the hell of it" makes absolutely no sense.

well i personally think its a good idea, and id say go for it, but thats my opinion.

I wouldn't say it's just for the hell of it. I have reasons that I think it's a good idea. I think less curiosity means he's less likely to seek out porn. I'm comfortable with him viewing Playboy, and not so comfortable about him seeing of other stuff that's out there. If he is curious and looks for it he won't have any control over the type he has access to. I think if he's more comfortable masturbating he is less likely to go looking for sex. If he's comfortable masturbating then maybe instead of having sex with his girlfriend and risking getting her pregnant or an STD they can masturbate together. And I don't think of Playboy as really anything more than teens in other countries see on a regular basis. And I don't know of those teens being anymore screwed up than ours. I know teens look at porn I accept that. It’s fine. Some is better than others and I’d prefer he sees the better while he’s younger. If he turns into a pervert let it be his own ideas not someone because he saw it somewhere. I know that my plan isn’t fool proof. I don’t have any studies to back me up. But I don’t have any to prove me wrong either. And that’s just how I feel. So where do you get off saying it’s just for the hell of it. I’m not sure about my idea so I’m asking for opinions. How is that bad parenting? Because I care what my son does? Because I want him to be comfortable doing what everybody does and nobody admits to? Because I ask what people think instead of just going it alone? I’m not a perfect parent. I’m the first to admit it. But I make an effort. Which is more than can be said for a lot of people. And it's not like giving him something that is dangerous or deadly. It’s naked women not a gun, or poison, or whatever.

In reply to: subscription what he was about 14 and playboy when he was 16 i'm guesssince u said WAS that he;s older than 16..well if so i hate to bust ur bubble but i bet he;s seen alot more than playboy. he's either seen it or don;t like it. i mean shit y do parents think were still freking babies at 16??? GRRRRRRRr

In reply to: think Maxim seems like a good mag for a teen guy i do fine with my sister's victoria secrit mags. i steal them she don;t give them to me just to point that out.. lol umm sorry i was thinkign ur son was older cuz u said was.. oh well sorry oh and it would really really really weird me out if my mom gave me pornish type books/mags. lol i still laugh when i think of her telling diver not to say ass. lol