I think I talk about this more than I write about this, but I'm very passionate about it.
Abstinence only education. It's shit. I really believe people, especially teenagers, need a well rounded sexual education curricula. I personally have no children. I'm a minority around here, I suppose. 27 with no children. That's a sad fact. The other sad fact is many people in high school and others around me had no idea that pregnancy was a result of sex. Are you kidding me? One guy I used to work with actually admitted this to me. He had no idea of how to avoid pregnancy or that it could be the result of sex. I asked him about Sex Ed at school, and he told me his mother opted him out. Wow. Great job. This women pulled her kid out of Sex Ed, and when he was 17 he had a kid. Now he's 20 and will be paying child support for the next 15 years.
In a country where, at last check by the CDC, 1 in 4 teenage girls, TEENAGE GIRLS, has an STD (commonly HPV, but how many people even know what the fuck that is) it's a clear sign that abstinence only education has failed. By the way, HPV is genital warts. Most strains of HPV have no symptoms aside from cervical cancer. Most STDs affect women more than men. Where men just get a burning sinsation when they pee, the same infection could make a women infertile.
We get it. Not having sex is the only 100% way not to get pregnant or catch the clap. I also firmly believe that teenagers should get a balanced view. Know what options are available, should they choose to be sexually active, while letting them know the merits of waiting for marriage. That's what I got in health class, and it's served me well since. I also got a good sense of if I don't know, I should find out, and it's given me great comfort while talking to my doctor. I understand and believe that my reproductive health is as important as the health of all the parts of my body. It's important to have a healthy heart, so I try and get some exercise everyday and make sure I have a good amount of iron in my diet. Just as it's important my cooter stays healthy, I get it poked at every year and discuss any concerns with my gyno.
That's my rant for the month.
Abstinence only education. It's shit. I really believe people, especially teenagers, need a well rounded sexual education curricula. I personally have no children. I'm a minority around here, I suppose. 27 with no children. That's a sad fact. The other sad fact is many people in high school and others around me had no idea that pregnancy was a result of sex. Are you kidding me? One guy I used to work with actually admitted this to me. He had no idea of how to avoid pregnancy or that it could be the result of sex. I asked him about Sex Ed at school, and he told me his mother opted him out. Wow. Great job. This women pulled her kid out of Sex Ed, and when he was 17 he had a kid. Now he's 20 and will be paying child support for the next 15 years.
In a country where, at last check by the CDC, 1 in 4 teenage girls, TEENAGE GIRLS, has an STD (commonly HPV, but how many people even know what the fuck that is) it's a clear sign that abstinence only education has failed. By the way, HPV is genital warts. Most strains of HPV have no symptoms aside from cervical cancer. Most STDs affect women more than men. Where men just get a burning sinsation when they pee, the same infection could make a women infertile.
We get it. Not having sex is the only 100% way not to get pregnant or catch the clap. I also firmly believe that teenagers should get a balanced view. Know what options are available, should they choose to be sexually active, while letting them know the merits of waiting for marriage. That's what I got in health class, and it's served me well since. I also got a good sense of if I don't know, I should find out, and it's given me great comfort while talking to my doctor. I understand and believe that my reproductive health is as important as the health of all the parts of my body. It's important to have a healthy heart, so I try and get some exercise everyday and make sure I have a good amount of iron in my diet. Just as it's important my cooter stays healthy, I get it poked at every year and discuss any concerns with my gyno.
That's my rant for the month.
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