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Originally Posted by Demeter
And of course, lets tip the hat to all of the wonderful parents who willfully neglect their child's sexual education, leaving it instead to the school system & peer-to -peer confessions.
I have always been frank & honest with my children about sex & make sure they have access to condoms & birth control through me. I do tell them that its not my consent to 'go nuts' but its there if needed. Have I given my kids the wrong message? Perhaps, but hopefully my child won't be the one coming home from school at sixteen telling me she's pregnant or has an STD. I refuse to be so naive as to think kids don't think/talk/have sex.
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My parents did the same thing--my mom said that sex is something to be enjoyed and shared and to do it with someone I had feelings for. Both of my parents made it clear that if I needed/wanted birth control/condoms all I had to do was ask.
They did not try to fear me into not having sex. They did not ask me to wait until marriage. As a result I felt no need to rebel like some of my peers. I didn't lose my virginity until I was 19 and I certainly didn't go hogwild when I did.