Purity balls

Now, to the dirty mind, "Purity Balls" might sound like a bit of an oxymoron, but you are not far off if that's where your mind went. A purity ball still falls under the umbrella of sexual topics, if only for the fact that it has to do with virginity.

That's right. A Purity Ball is held for a daughter to basically give her "purity" to her father for protection. Or, at least I think that's how it goes. It also involves the signing of a document and the exchange of some sort of a ring.

Tonight I caught the last 10 minutes or so of a semi-disturbing, yet fascinating show on television dedicated to this odd-ball ritual.

While I have the utmost respect for those who decide to save it for marriage, celebrating this decision in what must be a painfully awkward ceremony (especially for those girls who have probably already crossed the virginity bridge), is a little over the top. It gets even creepier when you hear the dads professing their fatherly devotion and then start discussing the evil creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to steal their daughter's innocence. Whoa! Wouldn't you love to be one of the boyfriends? Yikes.

Anyway, I say to each her own, but I think spending time with your dad out on the baseball diamond or at the hockey game can often accomplish nearly the same thing...

PS - Mom, don't print this one off and "share it around the office". Thanks.