Kids/Teens & Birth control?
Pregnancy Boom at Gloucester High - TIME
How do you feel about the whole SEX Crisis with children/Teens and Birth control?

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This maybe long... (lol)
I was a teen mother with a 4 month old by the time I entered 12th grade. I never have regretted the choice I made, and thank goodness I was not one of those selfish mom's who didn't take care of her baby. While I was able to do what I needed to do and may I add it was very hard and not easy at all. I would never want my daughter to have to walk the shoes I walked. I was prided on being a provider and I never had to ask anyone to buy her diapers, clothes, wipes, formula or anything, her father and I did it on our own.

Noe being a mother of a 14 year old child. I try to instill that "waiting" is the best method. While I do not expect her to be a virgin when she gets married, although it would be nice. I have accepted the chances are rather low. I am all for birth control with the proper counseling and letting it be known that certain birth controls will lessen your chance of certain STD's and Pregnancy. While others, just pregnancy and no STD's. I think children should be taught about AIDS, herpes, HPV, genital warts and so on, because to me it isn't just about getting pregnant, but possibly contracting a disease.

I also think it is important to keep an open dialogue for parents and kids, because the sad part is most parents avoid this topic. My dh's parents never taught him about the birds & the bee's, which is horrible if you ask me.

Most of Gia's friends have had sex or oral sex, most not all, but a good number. Gia has asked me when she decides to have sex would I want to know. I explained to her by no means do I condone or support sexual activity, and while I would really liked if she waited till age 18, bur marriage more so. I will not be a hypercrit and I do want to know so I can best direct her and guide her. I have explained her becoming pregnant would make me very disappointed and I would never tell her to abort, but she would need to go live with her dad, because I would not condone her or be supportive. At times I wish my mother would have not been so supportive..I guess I want her to feel it would not be something that I would be ok with!

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I do not even what to think about those days with katie but I know they do come very quick my neice is 11 and she is already "boy crazy" and into all those fashion clothes that I think should not even be made for kids that age but it's what all her friends are wearing. but I will try to be open with her and I hope we have a close relationship where we can discuss everything openly and honestly. I would hope that she would wait. but if that is not possable then I would want her to know about protection and birth control so she can be safe.

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Me (Jen) 34
DP (Amy) 36
together since 93
proud Momz to our IVF miracle










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Well, I certainly hope Avery waits but I intend to be fully honest with her about all of her options. And of course I hope she picks abstinence but I'm not banking of that.

~m

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