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Q: Teens And Sex Education?

asked by: gumbi on March 13th, 2007

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I am very open mother,especially to my 17yr old daughter,I was wondering why there are such limited sex education programs in our schools.
I am all for condoms and birth control,why is it are kids are not properly educated,I hear how some think anal sex is ''like birth control'',from some teens,or that you can loose your hymen by using tampons,or you can tell bad/good cum by looking at it! a ''sex'' ed.teacher recently told his students the last one!WHAT! I realize many teachers are out of their field on some classes,but,wow,that's a new one for me.Why aren't teens getting the whole story,like: MILLIONS of sperm come out,there are:lubricated,unlubricated,ribbed,nonribb ed,sheepskin,latex,nonlatex condoms,different sizes,condoms shouldn't be left in the car year round,they break down ,they are not fool proof 100% of the time,but are essential for protecting ones self from STD's. ''if I drink juices(fruit) my cum tastes good'',''if I blow it on her(crotch) she will NEVER get pregnant'',''it's not rape if she said yes then changes her mind'',and my ever favorite,'' I masturbated several times before we had sex,so there is no way I got her pregnant''.
It's just MY opinion,but I would rather see condom machines in schools,than have kids taking risks.I also believe girls need to be the one to have a condom in their purse''just in case'',I hate it when I see these young girls on TV who INTENTIONALLY get pregnant because they need to fill a void.Some of these young men are not wanting to be fathers,they just want the pleasure sex provides,and these girls are forced into parenthood or a really tough decision because they trust the boy to ''pull out'',personally,I love it when my daughter or her friends ask questions,there is no shame in it,knowledge is power,and sex,young or old is part of life,I would like to do more in my community,and help youngsters,any advice how I could do that? and what are the questions teens want answers for? I REALLY wish our kids felt like they don't need to hide or go off unprotected some where,or that they are to scared or embarrassed to ask -hell,I have no problem buying condoms/KY,etc,I would love to help-tell me how. Thank-you very much for your time,it is appreciated!(sorry for the long post)

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Kia

replied on March 13th, 2007

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Re: Teens And Sex Education?

gumbi wrote:

anal sex is ''like birth control''

well you can not get pregnant from anal sex. nor can you get pregnant from oral sex.
The only way to get pregnant is to get sperm into the vagina.

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you can loose your hymen by using tampons

This is very true.
Using tampons can rupture or stretch the hymen

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there are:lubricated, unlubricated, ribbed, nonribbed, sheepskin, latex, nonlatex condoms

I can assure there are not sheepskin condoms.
You may find sheep gut but I would be very suprised if they are still being made.

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''if I drink juices(fruit) my cum tastes good''

what a man/boy eats and drinks does indeed affect the flavour of his semen

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any advice how I could do that?

make sure you really know the facts.
The sticky at the top may be found to be very informative. Wink

gumbi

replied on March 13th, 2007

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Teen Sex/education

If i understand the law of gravity,what goes up must come down,if a girl is on all fours and semen runs to her vagina or wipes back to front,YES she can get pregnant,he does not 100% have to ejaculated inside her vagina-I called my gynecologist on that one.
as for tampons,yes,it can stretch however,it is NOT a way girls usually breaks her hymen-girls are saying that if you use tampons,the 1st time doesn't hurt-that was my point,not that it never happens
sheepskin(gut),they are still available,just not in local drug stores-may be hard to find but are still around(though you need to be 18 to visit such stores-my husband and I HAVE used them)
as for the semen,it was a general statement from a teen boy who drinks,smokes and does drugs,I'm quite certain that changes the taste as well (much like garlic or bitter items)
I was passing along teen ''thoughts and perceptions''
THAT misinformation is what my post was in regards to,how teens often come up with their own thoughts and mis guided information,

Kia

replied on March 13th, 2007

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Re: Teen Sex/education

gumbi wrote:

yes, but it is not the act of having anal sex that causes pregnancy.

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as for tampons,yes,it can stretch however,it is NOT a way girls usually breaks her hymen

Actually it IS one of the most common ways in today's society. Along with sports/gymnastics.

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sheepskin(gut),they are still available

sheepskin and sheep gut are not the same thing and are not interchangeable.
When dealing with teens you have to be precise.
mistakenly using one term for another - is what starts a lot of myths.

as for the semen,it was a general statement from a teen boy who drinks,smokes and does drugs,I'm quite certain that changes the taste as well (much like garlic or bitter items)
I was passing along teen ''thoughts and perceptions''
THAT misinformation is what my post was in regards to,how teens often come up with their own thoughts and mis guided information,[/quote]
But the semen statement wasn't misguided - the teen who came out with it was correct - it does change the taste of semen.

Kids aren't stupid. Many of them know more about sex than mom and pop to be fair.

I know you are trying to help but you really need to make sure the information you are passing on is correct first.

gumbi

replied on March 13th, 2007

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Teen Sex Education

perhaps we are not understanding one another,I realize the facts,I ask many,many questions and get the clear written facts from the gynecologist,I am trying to get across what teens are saying -using their words,do not think these are mine,I was simply trying to express their mis information given to them by their ''sex ed'' teacher,it is the sex ed teachers words I should have been more clear about,do you think with some ideas he had presented,he himself needs to brush up on the facts,once again I apologize for the confusion,even my 17 yr old read these posts and knows the information she recieved with fellow students.I want to help staighten this out with in the school programs,I do not go around giving information I know nothing about,I KNOW you can not get pregnant from anal sex,it was a teen boys thinking and words,I repeated them so you could have a better understanding of what some kids are saying,that's what bugs me,there was not so much as a book or pamphlet handed out,I am with you on getting them the right information,you'd be suprized what some teens say-or perhaps not,I have serious issues with this teachers view,what do you recomend I do as a parent in regards to the schools information-ya got to admit looking at sperm(with the naked eye)is not going to suggest a problem-unless it is green or something he claims you can 100% tell-100% seems off to me,he also mentioned double up,and not in terms of using more than one form of birth control,he stated ''using 2 condoms is the safest way''-HIS statement,don't get me wrong,I have information (in writing) from medical professionals,if there is something that she doesn't understand,I find a way for her to get it-and quick question,do girls need permission from a parent for birthconrtol-it was another recent question from a teen,what is the age requirement,or is there one? sorry for any confusion,but when some of this was presented to me by kids,I was about to explode,and wrote down what was said before it was forgotten.

Sandbox Party

replied on March 13th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

lol i just wanna be a pain..

http://www.undercovercondoms.com/Condoms/T rojan/27/Natural-Lamb-Lubricated.html

gumbi

replied on March 13th, 2007

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Teen Sex Education

cool-LOL

BabyFutak

replied on March 13th, 2007

Experienced User

lol

Sandbox Party

replied on March 13th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

lol sorry .Kia... i still love you!! I just like being a horses patoot sometimes.

Kia

replied on March 14th, 2007

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I've written them for clarification of their term.
I am still questioning the fact that they are sheep gut.
simply because lambskin doesn't have the stretch properties and becomes exceptionally porus when thin layers are shaved off (hence pointless for the purpose of a condom).
in which case they have to be using something other than pure lambskin if it does indeed contain lambskin.

Kia

replied on March 14th, 2007

Supporter

Re: Teen Sex Education

gumbi wrote:

I have serious issues with this teachers view,what do you recomend I do as a parent in regards to the schools information-ya got to admit looking at sperm(with the naked eye)is not going to suggest a problem-unless it is green or something he claims you can 100% tell-100% seems off to me,he also mentioned double up,and not in terms of using more than one form of birth control,he stated ''using 2 condoms is the safest way''-HIS statement,don't get me wrong,I have information (in writing) from medical professionals,if there is something that she doesn't understand,I find a way for her to get it-and quick question,do girls need permission from a parent for birthconrtol-it was another recent question from a teen,what is the age requirement,or is there one? sorry for any confusion,but when some of this was presented to me by kids,I was about to explode,and wrote down what was said before it was forgotten.

ok on the above - I'd be complaining to the head teacher.
plain and simple.

my issue was some of the stuff that you were "quoting as misinformation" actually wasn't misinformation. that is all.

some stuff that sounds way out - really isn't.

Aryeani

replied on March 14th, 2007

Experienced User

Speaking as a teen, I can say I was pretty well educated when I took Sex Ed. I know a good majority of the facts and myths. If other Sex Ed classes were like mine, they just get thrown in as another part of the required Health class. Parents also had to consent to their child being taught these things. That could be part of the problem. They only have so much time to teach when there are other chapters in the Health textbook to go over and maybe parents should just allow their kids to know nowadays.

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