Comments on: Welcome to reality

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:52:35 +0000

Oh, I know exactly what you mean.

Two of the girls that I used to be childhood friends with, and still am, friends with both got pregnant when they were seventeen. I know that their parents are of the hardcore Christian variety, and I know that at least one of them “denied that it’d ever happen to [my girl]” up until the point where she let everyone know she was pregnant, but… meh.

By: Leesha

Leesha — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:18:36 +0000

It’s sad that a lot of schools use the abstinence only approach, as well. I’m a Christian and I know sex out of marriage is a sin based on my religion, however I also know that if kids want to have sex before marriage, they’re going to. Hell, I did!

It’s silly to not give kids the information they need about safe sex and then cry about them getting pregnant, getting STDs, etc. No one to blame but themselves.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:42:27 +0000

My mom talked me about sex once got a boyfriend. I was 15 and i insisted I was NOT going to have sex but she put me on the pill anyways (she had my sister @ 17). I didn’t have sex with him but I did with my next boyfriend about 8 months later so I’m always grateful that she taught me early on about it.

By: Dez

Dez — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:33:22 +0000

My Dad never talked about sex to me. My Mother on the other hand encouraged that I have sex at an early age. Crazy much? I think because of that and just from generally knowing about sex through the internet I made my own decision to wait. My sister came to me the other day about her period or something and how her friends were like, "Cherry, get on the pill!". I'm lucky that my sister is as smart as I am because she not only knows what the pills main intention is, the second intention, and the side effects of it. She also clearly stated to them and to me, "No. I will not be having sex until I find the right guy. " And somehow I think some girls are just born smart. Dez´s last blog entry: Happy Holidays

By: Britney

Britney — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:19:54 +0000

I agree with you, Jenn. Wesley’s parents always preach the “no sex before marriage” speech to him, but did he listen? Obviously not. He’s already had sex with two people, myself included. With the girl he had sex with before me, he didn’t use a condom. She thought she was pregnant, but fortunately, she wasn’t. I think he learned his lesson after that scare, but fortunately when he met me, my mom had me put on the pill.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:53:59 +0000

You know... my parents never talked to me about sex PERIOD. They never preached abstinence or anything, and I turned out fine. I made my own decisions and dealt with my own mistakes, and I've never been pregnant. I guess it honestly has to do with a lot of factors but teaching abstinence only? BAD IDEA. Hope you like grandchildren at 45 (not always the case, but it seems to be a rising trend with parents who only teach abstinence). Kate´s last blog entry: fingers crossed

By: Shauna

Shauna — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:18:10 +0000

Despite coming from a very conservative Christian family, my Dad took the.. if-I-don't-acknowledge-it-it-isn't-happening approach. Granted, I'd imagine it's extremely difficult being a single father of not one, but two teenaged girls and I appreciate everything he did for us very much. However, he simply chose not to talk about it. Fortunately, I was mature enough to realize the importance of protection when I did start having sex (which, in hindsight, was WAY too early). It's unfortunate how many others don't make such decisions. Shauna´s last blog entry: Still alive!