By Matt:
In school today kids are taught about the dangers of drugs, of alcohol, of not driving without their seat belts, of not prepping for their ACTs. They're even taught the dangers of not stretching properly after the calisthenics they go through in gym. It makes me wonder why we are not teaching them how to practice safe sex!!!???
This questioning of course is in light of yesterday’s announcement from Gov. Palin that her 17 year old daughter is now 5 months pregnant. Palin has been a strong supporter of the "abstinence-only" sex education. And, although we cannot assume that she has never spoken to her children about safe sex, we do know that not every parent does. We also know that these are the same parents who bury their head in the sand and think: my kid is not sexually active.
WAKE UP people-TEENAGERS ARE HAVING SEX-and you can take that all the way to your Purity Balls. They always have-they always will. Maybe not while their in high school but almost definitely when they hit college and even more definitely before they get married. Teach them to do it safely. Not only to prevent STD’s (which are rising at a spectacular rate among high school kids here in SD) but to prevent a 17 year old of facing the decision of raising a child while being a child and - in Palin’s daughters case - marriage!!! Which is absolutely insane!
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