PSA - If your kids are dating, make sure they have birth control!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a private school that for a homework assignment requires kids to go to a local CVS and purchased condoms and provide the receipt to the teacher.
The point is - if you are uncomfortable buying condoms - you might want to think twice about if you are ready to have sex.

I know many will talk about the injustice of the assignment - but if nothing else, it gets the kids talking.

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[Anonymous]

Even if they're not dating, make sure they have birth control.

A lot of kids don't "date" these days, but will hook up. (Not too different from my high school days in the 80's.)

[Anonymous]

OP here. Acknowledge that kids who are not dating also have sex. I don’t know if I would advocate for birth control for every teen girl starting at 15 but of course everyone should talk about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Better yet, abstinence and no dating. Problem solved.

Ok, MAGA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know a private school that for a homework assignment requires kids to go to a local CVS and purchased condoms and provide the receipt to the teacher.
The point is - if you are uncomfortable buying condoms - you might want to think twice about if you are ready to have sex.

I know many will talk about the injustice of the assignment - but if nothing else, it gets the kids talking.

Bull.

No - it is not Bullis, but you are correct that the school name begins with "Bu"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a private school that for a homework assignment requires kids to go to a local CVS and purchased condoms and provide the receipt to the teacher.
The point is - if you are uncomfortable buying condoms - you might want to think twice about if you are ready to have sex.

I know many will talk about the injustice of the assignment - but if nothing else, it gets the kids talking.

This is a great idea. When my daughter is older I am going to have her do that so is comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even if they're not dating, make sure they have birth control.

A lot of kids don't "date" these days, but will hook up. (Not too different from my high school days in the 80's.)

+1

[Anonymous]

Well, my DS is dating and hasn't had sex. "Having a baby would derail all my plans, Mom."

[Anonymous]

I was a very late bloomer, but still went with a friend for plan B to a family planning center (overseas). They asked her if she had unprotected sex, to which she replied "Not yet, but will tonight."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with OP. My kids had also gone with a friend to get plan B. Since I have condoms in the house for safe teen planning “just in case,” you should know many kids have come by to take some from my kid. And…they tell my kid they wish they could talk to their parents about this but they can’t.

Oh look. It’s the cool mom. You have the alcohol too, right?

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Oh look. It's the "my kids would never" mom aka soon to be grandmom. Even the good kids do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t need to be 21 to buy condoms. Using condoms can’t kill someone if you get behind the wheel. Stop comparing apples to oranges.

If they’re not mature enough to get their own condoms. Whether that be from the counselors office at school, or asking for a store employee to unlock the antitheft case and then have the cashier ring them up—then they’re not mature enough for sex.

No one decides to have sex because of condom availability, if that’s what you’re trying to say. They have sex because they want to, and if condoms are readily available, they have safer sex. That mom is doing nothing wrong by having them on offer.

actually, they do. you send the message to you kids that is ok for your them to have sex. presumably this is the message you want to send. but don't pretend boxes of condoms have no implications.

No. They will have sex or not. Abstinence programs don’t work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t need to be 21 to buy condoms. Using condoms can’t kill someone if you get behind the wheel. Stop comparing apples to oranges.

If they’re not mature enough to get their own condoms. Whether that be from the counselors office at school, or asking for a store employee to unlock the antitheft case and then have the cashier ring them up—then they’re not mature enough for sex.

No one decides to have sex because of condom availability, if that’s what you’re trying to say. They have sex because they want to, and if condoms are readily available, they have safer sex. That mom is doing nothing wrong by having them on offer.

actually, they do. you send the message to you kids that is ok for your them to have sex. presumably this is the message you want to send. but don't pretend boxes of condoms have no implications.

No. They will have sex or not. Abstinence programs don’t work.

They worked on my kid. "Have a dependent, and you're not attending the college you wanted." So he never had sex.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with OP. My kids had also gone with a friend to get plan B. Since I have condoms in the house for safe teen planning “just in case,” you should know many kids have come by to take some from my kid. And…they tell my kid they wish they could talk to their parents about this but they can’t.

Oh look. It’s the cool mom. You have the alcohol too, right?

How am I the cool mom? I bought them for my family and my kid gives them to friends who ask. I’m not handing them out nor am I talking to these kids about it. Are you suggesting I tell my kids: if people ask, no, they cannot have a condom? Or maybe my kid should say: have you considered abstinence? Or: we need your mom’s okay first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t need to be 21 to buy condoms. Using condoms can’t kill someone if you get behind the wheel. Stop comparing apples to oranges.

If they’re not mature enough to get their own condoms. Whether that be from the counselors office at school, or asking for a store employee to unlock the antitheft case and then have the cashier ring them up—then they’re not mature enough for sex.

No one decides to have sex because of condom availability, if that’s what you’re trying to say. They have sex because they want to, and if condoms are readily available, they have safer sex. That mom is doing nothing wrong by having them on offer.

actually, they do. you send the message to you kids that is ok for your them to have sex. presumably this is the message you want to send. but don't pretend boxes of condoms have no implications.

No. They will have sex or not. Abstinence programs don’t work.

What is an “abstinence program”? My parents made it clear they didn’t want me to have sex in HS, and I didn’t. Simple.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with OP. My kids had also gone with a friend to get plan B. Since I have condoms in the house for safe teen planning “just in case,” you should know many kids have come by to take some from my kid. And…they tell my kid they wish they could talk to their parents about this but they can’t.

Oh look. It’s the cool mom. You have the alcohol too, right?

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Stop shaming responsible parents.

Better to be open and in communication with teens than shame them and have them drinking and having sex in god knows where using nothing for protection.