Are you packing condoms in your kid's college stuff?

[Anonymous]

Forgot to say they're packing their own stuff but I'll throw those in along with a few cold meds since those are nice to have at a moment's notice.

[Anonymous]

They can pack their own. If they're mature enough to be having sex, they are mature enough to pack their own or buy their own. If they want they can take them from our hall closet along with soap, extra toothbrushes and shampoo.

[Anonymous]

I won't be packing anything but I will surely remind him to pack them. Thanks for this post OP, I wouldn't have thought to tell him to make sure he packs them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heck ya! No brainer - learned it from friends whose kids have already gone off. Plan B is a great idea too - I can't remember it's status - can we get OTC?

OTC, yes. Some pharmacies keep it behind the counter and you need to ask for it. Some keep it on the shelf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heck ya! No brainer - learned it from friends whose kids have already gone off. Plan B is a great idea too - I can't remember it's status - can we get OTC?

OTC, yes. Some pharmacies keep it behind the counter and you need to ask for it. Some keep it on the shelf.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

Heck no! But then again I'm looking forward to grandchildren.

[Anonymous]

Don’t waste money - condoms are free on campus. Do encourage your kids to use them - avoid STDs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have been having discussions about sex and how to handle herself. She asked me to get her some condoms as part of our Amazon order - so I did. I took her to my GYN for a checkup and she made her own appointments to get an IUD but also consulted with me about it.

I don't know why people think this is helicoptering - they may be adults on paper but they can still use our counsel on certain things. I don't have any feeling about parents being proactive and packing condoms but for goodness sake find out if they even know where to go for condoms and how to protect themselves, not just physically but also emotionally.

Ordering for your kid because they asked while you happen to be on amazon, or picking up their prescription on your way home from work is WAY different than OP packing for her adult child heading off to college and debating whether or not to stick condoms in her suitcase.

It is helicoptering at its finest.

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Anonymous wrote:We do that, right? (And yes, they'll be doing most of it themselves, but i feel as though this is one area to take no chances)

Overkill and creepy. Trust me your kid will not have any difficulty accessing condoms at college. He doesn't need mommy and daddy to pack them for him.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you start your daughter on birth control before she leaves for college? Honest question that I've been thinking about lately.

All my friend did. BTW IUD is the new rage.

I thought you couldn't get an IUD unless you had given birth first? That's what I was told when I got my IUD.

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Anonymous wrote:

Get your daughter an IUD.

These are so dangerous! Have you read the side-effects?

They are awful and gave me cramps and pain worse than child birth and a 5 year long infection - but by all means put that in your DD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dental dams as well as condoms. Oral sex is common.

lol. yeah right.

[Anonymous]

Talk to your child about the importance of condoms and safe sex? Great.

But don't pack them for them. Also don't do their laundry when they come home.

[Anonymous]

If your kid is old enough to be having sex then your baby is old enough to pack his own suitcase! Why are you packing his belongings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heck ya! No brainer - learned it from friends whose kids have already gone off. Plan B is a great idea too - I can't remember it's status - can we get OTC?

Better yet, my friend, you can get it on Amazon!