Sure would prevent a lot of abortions if you did.
Abstinence is good but extremely unrealistic.
2007-08-10 04:57:12 · 34 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Machaira, I'll see you at the abortion clinic with your child.
All the rest of us agree. Education and birth control prevents abortions.
2007-08-10 05:09:47 · update #1
When my oldest son started dating at 16, I gave him a box of condoms and made sure he knew that, although I wasn't condoning premarital sex, I remembered what it was like to be a teen and I was encouraging responsibility.
We had discussed the facts of life years earlier, but this showed him that mom was open to discussions of any sort, and that he could trust me to be there for him
I'm happy to say that, at 22, he has yet to father a child and is to be married in December.
***I love the fact that my kid is responsible, getting married, never fathered a child....and this gets a thumbs down. We *all* got a td. Apparently, the fundies frown on abortion yet don't wish to take steps to prevent it. Pity.
2007-08-10 05:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 13⤊ 4⤋
I have fewer nightmares as I have a son. What a blessing for me. He's 13 now, but had the talk at 12. I hope he is comfortable being who he is - so abstinence could possibly enter into thinking - and he can fight peer pressure; but if passions are high I hope our talk kicks in and protection is used.
2007-08-11 08:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No kids, so I'll use my niece, whom I adore. I would absolutely make birth control available to her. While we all strive to instill healthy sexual attitudes in our children, the truth is that teens will find themselves in a sexual situation and will feel that they should have sex due to physical feelings, emotional attachment, desire for belonging, a need to establish a sense of self, and a whole slew of other reasons. I would never tell her that her feelings aren't real or that I don't respect them. And, in the end, it's up to her. If she did choose to become physical, my hope is that it's a beautiful experience that reinforces her healthy persepctive and that she uses proper precautions.
2007-08-10 05:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anda 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. While Abstinence is ideal, we do not live in ideal times. Children are bombarded with sex by TV, Internet, and especially peers. It would prevent alot of teen pregnancies.
2007-08-10 05:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ayana 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would rather that my child(ren) know how to protect themselves and their partner, then run the risk of relying on them to be able to wait. The only way to get teenage pregnancy and STD statics to go down is to educate and the only way to educate is to give them ALL the information.
They will do what they are going to do no matter how many times someone tells them to wait. Yes, abstinence is best, but giving them the information and tools to protect themselves is good too.
I can only hope that my kids have the courage and patients to find that special someone and get married before they have sex, but based on what I see and hear today, I will teach them that there are ways to protect them out there and that there is no shame in asking for help in getting them. At least then I know that they are making an educated choice and not just jumping into it the way that I did.
2007-08-10 05:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 7⤊ 3⤋
If they asked? Probably I would.
Of course you should be responsible enough to tell your children that birth control and condoms aren't enough to prevent some STD's.
A parent should be honest about ALL the information.
Abstinence is the best and it shouldn't be thought of as unrealistic.
2007-08-10 05:13:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Unequivocsally yes. And deliver the speak my mom gave me about being done with raising babies.
Worked on me, worked on my eldest. The other is not quite interested...yet.
2007-08-10 14:10:13 · answer #7 · answered by Cheese Fairy - Mummified 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would have a good talk with them about the dangers of having sex and at such a young age, and tell them that I would prefer they did not do it.
However, knowing that they will probably do it anyway, then yes, I would provide them with some kind of birth control.
2007-08-10 05:17:42 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Yes I would absolutely. I hope that my daughters will have enough self respect to abstain and focus on their path, but life happens. I would support my daughters through any experience whether it be birth control, abstinence, pregnancy, abortion... That is the job of a parent.
2007-08-10 05:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by NONAME 5 · 10⤊ 4⤋
Do you really have a choice? If they ask for it, at least they are coming to you and show that they trust you enough to let you know that they need it. If you refuse all they will do is get it elsewhere or not at all. It doesn't mean that they won't or won't be able to have sex. It just means that they'll be more likely to come up pregnant when they do. I'd just have a talk with them, trying to be open and understanding, and give them what they ask for along with some protection against STD's. I want my kids to be safe, and feel safe enough to come to me when they need to.
2007-08-10 05:04:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 3⤋