tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post8472861548925680851..comments2023-06-17T05:53:58.212-04:00Comments on tessmackall: Sex Education, My Kid, and MeTess MacKallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-28859155596993526192010-11-05T16:57:08.587-04:002010-11-05T16:57:08.587-04:00You're welcome! I'm glad I found your blo...You're welcome! I'm glad I found your blog! :)Scarlett Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951561653896867293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-61979628653817378732010-11-05T15:54:08.639-04:002010-11-05T15:54:08.639-04:00Oh Scarlet. How did I miss this comment? So sorry....Oh Scarlet. How did I miss this comment? So sorry. You know, I've said the same thing before--condom vending machines. It's a heck of a lot better than teen pregnancy and STDs for sure. Or even death.<br /><br />I know what you mean about drugs and drinking too. Kids are only going to listen so much. And not always to their parents. Does no good to be too cool with them as CZ mentioned in the first comment. But you CAN be open and honest. <br /><br />I've done the sip or two with my girls. Had my little boy ask if he could try a sip of beer the other night. I said no. He's fourteen and I think that's just too young. But, a couple of years down the road when he's leaning toward all the teen rites of passage and all those parties---probably. Just like I did with my girls. <br /><br />Thanks for posting, Scarlet.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-18268839216673363222010-11-03T17:31:32.507-04:002010-11-03T17:31:32.507-04:00I think it's the same with drinking--those kid...I think it's the same with drinking--those kids who are told never to touch alcohol are more likely to go overboard at parties than the ones whose parents let them have a sip every now and then and just tell them to be careful. The whole "don't do it" obviously doesn't work with teenagers who have raging hormones. I'm all for having condom machines accessible to teens--and this is coming from someone who has taught high school in Texas, the heart of the Bible Belt! ;)Scarlett Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951561653896867293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-83855439782812135462010-11-02T06:10:36.355-04:002010-11-02T06:10:36.355-04:00Europe has long been more progressive with things ...Europe has long been more progressive with things like that than the States. That's a fact. We are very slow to catch on here. Doesn't mean the majority of us don't want to, but we've got this strict Bible Belt in areas of the country that are very very loud. sighhhh And sex education isn't about religion, it's about getting your life RIGHT.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-12826969844792117492010-11-02T06:09:22.040-04:002010-11-02T06:09:22.040-04:00You're right, Carol, there is a fine line betw...You're right, Carol, there is a fine line between being TOO COOL and being the parent. I think I handle it well, but at the same time, you just never know what they are hearing, do you? <br /><br />And yep, that whole gym teacher thing just bugs the hell out of me. lolTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-16205471822492047342010-11-02T03:08:16.700-04:002010-11-02T03:08:16.700-04:00It's a shame your boy's school doesn't...It's a shame your boy's school doesn't do what my boys' school does. There's a bus, literally a bus, parked on the grounds and the kids can go there for a chat about drugs or sex, get condoms--better to prevent than not, I think--discuss any help they need with telling their parents they're pregnant, or might have got someone pregnant. Basically, it's a drop-in bus that deals with it all, in confidence, and the kids know whatever they say there stays there. I love that idea and I'm so glad it's there. <br /><br />:o)Natalie Daehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369259206273465746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752289549027330786.post-16586023276302891822010-11-01T14:09:55.305-04:002010-11-01T14:09:55.305-04:00What is the answer? I sure don't know.
I don&...What is the answer? I sure don't know.<br /><br />I don't know how I got through my daughter's sex education, but we just did. Because they never approach it in the manner you expect them to, or when you expect them to. You just have to be prepared. <br /><br />All I knew to do was just be open and available for questions...and honest. <br /><br />I was fortunate that my daughter didn't feel inhibited in regards to discussing sex with me. But it was, I remember, a fine line between trying to be the parent and trying to be TOO 'cool' about it. Does that make sense? <br /><br />Good thoughts, Tess. And...hey...good question about why it's always the Phys Ed teachers. Never stopped to think about that.C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.com