Come on people, It's your parents here.
Doesn't some aspect of this strike you as cheesy? Or at the very least, undermining?
You mean it would undermine the kids' moral values? If that's your argument, I don't really buy it. Personally, however, I've been thinking of the 'weakest link' here. It's a dual weak link really.
This is my experience, mileage may vary.
1- A prostitute only becomes necessary when the young adult in question simply can't form meaningful enough relationships to manage it without having to pay for it.
2- As I have mentioned before, I would never want my (hypothetical) daughter or son to become a prostitute. I know that some prostitutes say they like their walk of life, but as someone here said, that may be because the alternative is flipping burgers at McDonalds. If they had more choices, I doubt they'd remain in that profession. Now it's true that even a poor family could afford a prostitute once, and if it's poor with poor, then that's one thing. But if it's middle/upper class with poor, then we have another dynamic working itself- the issue of money.
This can, ofcourse, end cinderella style; young adult meets prostitute, falls in love, wedding or what not. However, this frequently doesn't happen. I remember midnight talking about having sex without making a friendship; in her case, she does it because she feels it's good in itself. She also says that friendships gone bad can hurt and so that sometimes it's best not to get those emotions involved. I assume prostitutes due the same with their clients in general; however, because of the money issue, they may take clients even if it doesn't feel good. This is when the sex truly becomes a grinding job. Ideally, prostitutes aren't obligated to be with anyone; nor do they have to see someone again. I know, ofcourse, that due to pimps and other factors, this isn't always the case. Which, in my view, only makes it more important that prostitution become more legalized and thus prostitutes have more protections under the law.
Anyway, I personally would even want prostitutes to be emotionally involved. Yes, even if it's a 1 night stand. Ironically enough, even Midnight's thing about 'not having a friendship' is dicey.. If I were to find someone like Midnight who wanted to 'do it' and not have a friendship, there is only one possible way it could work and it's one I wouldn't want; since I'm simply not attracted to someone I don't feel emotion towards, I, atleast, would have to be emotionally involved. And I seriously doubt it'd be good for my emotional health for that not to be reciprocal; even in a 1 night stand.