Quote Originally Posted by sidneyalive View Post
i never met anyone stupid enough to think she could get pregnant from being fingered, swallowing was a concern for some, myself included, even though i had sex ed in school, i don't really think it's their responsibility to educate children how to have sex, they have a hard enough time teaching them how to read.
I don't think they need to be taught how to have sex... thats something they find no problem figuring out on their own. I think they should be educated on pregnancy...and the ways it can occur and diseases and how to prevent them. You mention thinking swallowing could get you pregnant .... after having sex ed in school... that would indicate a severe lack of them doing a good job in educating you. Its harmful when kids are armed with 0 information but have access to things like plan b that they are taking if a boy puts his penis anywhere near them... which can be so unhealthy to do.

Leaving things up to the parents would work great if all parents were created equal, lets face it...their not. My dad bought me a book on this is what happens when you get your period when i was dang near 16 years old... and no longer a virgin by a long shot. I had endured sexual abuse for years long before -- good touch bad touch was taught in schools... oh they taught us stranger danger, even though its so rare for kids to be hurt by strangers and more likely someone they know and trust...which is what happened to me. My abuser wasn't a creepy stranger in a raincoat the mgruff crime dog warned against, so I was at a loss.

I just think parents can and will drop the ball on keeping their kids safe, from abuse and or pregnancy and disease because they are too afraid to talk to their children. I think it being a public health issue (disease) and a public economic issue (welfare for these babies) ... its something the schools should have a hand in helping to educate.