Is my mother crazy proposing this as an Easter Egg scavenger hunt for my niece and nephew?

Question

My mother is very concerned about my teenage niece (17) and nephew (15) getting pregnant.

Every year she does a little scavenger hunt for them and rewards them with candy.

Well, this year, she plans to substitute half of the candy with condoms since she is so worried about them in this day and age.

I think she thinks that if she does it this way that she won't have to actually have "the talk" with either one of them, which is none of her business anyway.

I think it's a bit crazy and very awkward and embarassing- what do you think? My brother and his wife think she is just joking around, but I saw the flavored condoms that she has already bought!

Answer 1

Flavored, no less, huh? Very cool mom.

This is an awesome idea. Tacky as all heck, but wow will this make a spectacle of things.

Will you be selling tickets to the showdown between your mom and your aunt? Where can I buy one?

Answer 2

My mom is pretty wacked out also. She does things similar to this. Her intentions are good, but they don't always come out right. That is what seems to be the case here, from what I can see. Her concern has gone a bit overboard.

I would have to agree, with the embarrassment issue. This will not go over well with your niece and nephew. Talking about sex is hard enough, not to mention the fact when they open the Easter eggs with condoms in them. We all know what the flavored condoms are for. In my opinion that is too much info for teen to know.

If she is having an issue discussing sex with them, then maybe she shouldn't be putting condoms in the Easter eggs. You might want to bring up the fact that she isn't joking to your brother and his wife.

Answer 3

Bad move on Mom's part. If your mother has concerns about her teenaged niece and nephew, she should take them up withe their parents, instead of show-boating with this bizarre Easter Egg hunt. My goodness, you are right on the money when you say it will be embarrassing. All of you should get together and exercise a bit of tough love and explain to her why this is a colossally bad idea. Happy Easter.

Answer 4

First - I must tell you that I thought it really funny to find this in the Religious and Spirituality section. ; >)

Your Mom is not crazy - but she's out of line. Easter has NOTHING to do with birth control. If she wants to talk with her granddaughters about pregnancy and STD's and such - she should ask your brother and sister-in-laws permission. AND she should get the okay on the condoms as well. There's nothing wrong with Grandma being concerned.

BUT - condoms in Easter eggs - is just weird.

Maybe your Mom is a little "out there" and is thinking about this saying that I heard a long time ago....

"Candy is dandy. But sex won't rot your teeth."

Answer 5

Its nice that considering her generation has a hard time discussing the subject of sex that she wants to take the initiative to protect her grandchildren...cudos to her! However, sex should be something that a parent discusses with their children, and most of the time the kids are mortified by even that...its embarassing for them. I cant imagine what their response will be if the grandmother wants to get involved. Maybe explain to her that even though her intentions are good and you are supportive of her wanting to protect her grandchildren, this really is a subject that should be left up to the parents. That way she wont feel embarassed. Tell her to buy them a bunny and wish them a happy easter. teenagers or not...they will love the chocolate!

Answer 6

Easter is not any time to develop start administration. i might tell your brother which you discovered the condoms and enable him communicate on your mom. it fairly is not your mom's place to evangelise approximately start administration on your niece and nephew. If I have been them, i may well be completely embarrassed or perhaps mad if all of us different than the right man or woman delivered this up, particularly in front of different family members! Did you mom get pregnant as an adolescent? if so, that could desire to be her reason for venture, even if it fairly is truthfully out of her league to attitude this with them.

Answer 7

I find this hilariously disturbing. Rather than condoning sex at a young age, maybe your mother should preach abstinence through your niece and nephew's teenage years.
It isn't her responsibility.
Your sending teenagers out on a easter egg hunt and condoms are involved!!! Holy pregnancy test Batman, somebody needs a shrink.

Answer 8

I am sorry, but your mother is crazy for a few different reasons:
First, easter is not a Christian Holiday.
But ignorance is bliss, I suppose...
Second, aren't ages 17 and 15 a bit old for that sort of nonsense?
(meaning egg hunts and the like)
Third, by giving them flavored condoms all she's doing is telling them its okay to have sex as long as they have a cherry flavored
condom, which she would be happy to supply.
Fourth, it isn't any of her business, and if she does do this, the parents of these kids are gonna find out its not a joke, and its
gonna cause a fight in the family.

Tell your mom that what she is doing is wrong because it is up to the kids parents how to, and what to teach them. These are not her kids.
If it were me, and my sister put condoms in easter eggs for my children to find, she would find out real quick how unhappy i would be with it. She'd be lucky if she ever saw my children again for the rest of her miserable life.

Answer 9

Oh my, your mother picked the worst holiday to "preach" safe sex.

You should explain the origins of easter.
Easter was originally (and still is) a celebration of the FERTILITY of the earth, renewed each springtime. The egg, the chick, the rabbit, the flowers, are all FERTILITY symbols (and much older than the Christian symbol of the resurrected god). Its celebration has often been marked by SEXUAL exuberance, as is still prominent in the pre-Lenten Carneval and Mardi Gras festivals and the PHALLIC symbolism of the May pole and the cross.

Talk about mixed messages!

Easter egg hunts for teenagers? Gimmie a break.

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Answer 10

Chances are that her grandchildren are or soon will be sexually active. Using condoms greatly reduces STDs and accidental pregnancies. It isn't necessarily her job to be handling this though. The parents of these young adults should be the primary source of information on sex. A condom is no substitute for a discussion of our reproductive systems either. Personally, I would be mortified if my grandmother provided me with condoms, but I'd probably use them anyway. Either way, I say no harm done so why not?

Edit: I just now made the important connection in this question: Spring=Easter eggs=fertility=sex (w/condom). Duh on my part. Taking this into consideration I would whole-heartedly support this idea.

Answer 11

Kind of silly but an important issue. It's great that she has such a healthy view on sexuality. She just needs to drop the "hunt" stuff. Address the issue though definitely