This is so stupid. Before, I was just using this insipid second-pregnant-Spears story with the punchline, “Ha ha, guess this is another example of how money — especially in this family — can’t chase away the white trashiness. Add it to the pile.”
But after reading the NYT article linked above, I realize that it’s a perfect example for kids of how this can happen to anyone. Trying to hide it away — all the parents who say, I don’t want my kids exposed to this trash! — is how this happens in the first place! It’s the perfect opportunity for parents to say, Don’t be stupid like Spears Jr.— use birth control. Of course, they can temper that with, Don’t have sex, but if you are…
(But expecting them to definitely pay attention is even stupider. Of all the reasons teenagers don’t have sex, I’m sure Because Dad said not to is not way up there. For males, I’d say it’s roughly, Number one: No willing partner, 95%. Number two: Parents too hawk-eyed, 4%. Number three: Church says I’ll go to hell, 0.99%. You get the idea.)
Argh. It makes me so angry. Sex education in schools should consist of two things: (1) Be smart, because this (this = STDs, pregnancy) can happen if you don’t, and (2) this is how to be smart. Abstinence should have no part in it. Save that for church and overbearing parents. I mean yeah, one can’t stop parents from saying stuff like this (though it is terribly naïve), but it has to come along with real information from somewhere!
Angry.
(Even though I should have a shiny 24″ iMac with 4 GB of RAM sitting on my desk when I get back from vacation.)
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