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Could this be an effective birth control for the modern teen? with poll

Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:49 PM EDT

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By MsAubrey

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Do you think this would work as birth control?

On this past Monday, my two kids, which are 8 (girl) & 3 (boy), were seemingly extra whiny and defiant. *Yes, I do realize there was recently a full moon.* This made me excited for my Dr's appointment. This appointment was for me to get the Adiana procedure done. This is a permenant birth control (that is covered by insurance) and there are no incisions like with a standard tubal ligation... Ok, anyhow... I was dropping the kids off at daycare/camp and it seemed that all the kids were acting crazy (again... lunar cycle?). I was talking with the toddler/3yr old pre-k teacher about my kids making me excited about my sterilization. She laughed and said that she thinks ALL teens (14 and up) should spend time working (in the summer) at a daycare center... That it would probably prevent many cases of teen pregnancy.

I tend to agree with that. I know if I were 14 working one week in the infant room, one week in the 18-24mos room, one week in the 24-36mos room... and so on up through the daycamp age (schoolage 6yrs and up) would've made me think twice about having sex. We all know (as adults) that sex can produce kids whether or not we're taking precautions. Things happen. We also need our kids to know this!!! I've already had age appropriate discussions with my 8yr old. And when she asked about what they did for my procedure, I explained it all. Granted... She doesn't know where sperm comes from or how sperm gets into the uterus, but she knows all the clinical terms. First thing she said to me (as I explained the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, eggs, etc) was, "You mean like on 'Look Who's Talking', right mom?" : ) She's a smart one.

I just think it's a super idea to have teens do a part time job thing during their summer vacations at a daycare center! It made me think of when my daughter (after a day @ daycamp and then with her brother) told me that she's not having kids... That they drive her crazy. LOL.

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MsAubrey

CoH please.

This is NOT a discussion about abortion. There's no reason to get heated about this.

9 votes

#1 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:51 PM EDT

Kyle-2710718

LOL!

Sounds great! Put 'em to work & scare the crap out of 'em!

11 votes

#1.1 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:42 PM EDT

Kavatica

So funny, my cousin (who just graduated from high school last month) posted on her Facebook account today that babysitting was the best birth control. Will have to keep that in mind for my little one, although I always enjoyed babysitting when I was a teen. Never worked at a camp though. I can see how that might drive one nuts. Good seed!

2 votes

#1.2 - Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:58 PM EDT

Enoch-2699399

One method of birth control is the teen age personality. I recall dating in High School. One young Lady with whom I kept company gave great head ache.

9 votes

#2 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:59 PM EDT

Holly-348328

Babysitting is what gave me the idea about how kids are. I babysat all age ranges from birth-13 years. I saw kids who wet the bed, who gave their parents hell and those who were perfect angels. Some were mixed from the same family! This would definitely give teens perspective in deciding how important birth control is!/p>

8 votes

#3 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:05 PM EDT

MsAubrey

Babysitting ONLY kept me using condoms. Didn't keep me from being naughty. >; )

But dealing with ALL kinds of ages and many of them at one time... I think may have done it for me. I mean more than 5 kids at one time. I babysat 5 kids, overnight on occasion, age ranges from around a yr old - 9yrs old. But that didn't make me cringe... 5 wasn't that bad... 18 screaming toddlers in one room with only 3 adults. THAT is craziness. : )

10 votes

#3.1 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:02 PM EDT

naughtynumbernine

Babysitting ONLY kept me using condoms. Didn't keep me from being naughty. >; )

It's an incredibly effective method if used in conjuction with rubbers. I borrow kids from friends every once in a while to keep my wife from wanting to have any! The more rambunctious the better!

6 votes

#3.2 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:24 PM EDT

MsAubrey

So if I sent you my 8yr old daughter with ADHD/acute anxiety and beginning to get hormonal swings would get your wife to agree NEVER! LOL.

Just kidding, my daughter is very sweet... You just have to know how to 'deal' with the antics.

5 votes

#3.3 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:15 AM EDT

Bad Fish

I was highly successful with the rhythm method.

7 votes

#4 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:15 PM EDT

MsAubrey

Nice...

You Bad Fish!!! : P

6 votes

#4.1 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:59 PM EDT

Jerseygirl1978

Good idea. Not necessarily sure it would work.....but it gets them to think, which is always a good start! :)

7 votes

#5 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:58 PM EDT

JmetheSad

I always said my parents having my sister when I was 10 was perfect birth control. I still don't have kids - takes WAY too much effort, patience and time (yeah yeah, I'm still selfish =P).

I think this would work for some and not for others. BUT the experience may teach those that it may not work for a little bit of child care so they would at least start ahead of the curve and have some idea what they were getting into. Even though it may not be 100% effective in prevention, it would certainly provide an education for some, which I think, is still a benefit.

8 votes

#6 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:07 PM EDT

MsAubrey

I enjoyed being an only child... I understand the selfishness. : )

1 vote

#6.1 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:16 AM EDT

JmetheSad

Ha, I don't even remember what it was like, but I did learn real quick what it felt like for people to think you were a teenage mother. My sister still laughs about helping others think I was a teen mom; it drove me nuts.

Oh, adding to the birth control aspect, having kids help care for sick kids - not the sad situations, but the ones with gross (but common) illnesses. My sister for a little while had these gross lumpy pussy wart-like things on her back and I had to bathe her... yeah, doesn't encourage the desire to want to produce little things that carry gross things you want to touch. (BTW, I did clean her back, but I used her hand to do it - at 13, it was too gross for me to "man-up" about it).

3 votes

#6.2 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:39 PM EDT

RACHEL1-933952

The only downfall to this...unlike parents, they only have to deal with the kids a few hours out of the day.

8 votes

#7 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:08 PM EDT

Holly-348328

Very true! If you're not up with the 10 PM not wanting to go to bed, the 12 AM nightmares and the 2-3 AM needing to eat/woke up early disorder, you don't quite get it yet!

7 votes

#7.1 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:20 PM EDT

joeiraqi

There is also the possible justification that "Mine would act better since I would be a better mom." However, it would give many a different perspective of children.

3 votes

#7.2 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:26 PM EDT

Shannoscubie

I think you might be onto something, Ms. Aubry.

When I was 13 and my mother was pregnant with my little sister, she and Dad took me to their final Lamaze class where I got to watch a Full Monty birth video. Boys had cooties for a loooong time after that.

7 votes

#8 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:56 PM EDT

Kavatica

I just had my baby in December and I would not watch the video. I think childbirth is wonderful and all, but I did/do NOT want to see it! I think that would be VeryEffective!

1 vote

#8.1 - Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:03 PM EDT

etva

I agree with Holly, that babysitting was an education. I think working in a daycare would be even better, but wouldn't necessarily end the problem.

5 votes

#9 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:46 PM EDT

Auteur 1536

I don't think it would work for all teens although it might give them something to think about. The idea would have more strength behind it if it was also coupled with graphic sexual education classes and education about using conventional birth control like condoms and the pill.

4 votes

#10 - Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:36 PM EDT

MsAubrey

Yup... I'm sure it won't work for ALL teens. Because you always have the ones with the attitude of "it won't happen to me".

And maybe SEEING STD's (along with working in a daycare center part time) might have an effect on prevention or in the very least condom sales sky-rocketing.

My kids WILL know HOW STD's can be transmitted (other than through intercourse).

I think that's another way society is lacking. No one wants to talk about STD's... Just prevention of pregnancy.

4 votes

#10.1 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:20 AM EDT

Auteur 1536

Americans are pussies when it comes to sex. Ironic considering how sexualized our country is - there's sex everywhere you look and go. In some parts parents deliberately sexualize their children - beauty pageants, cheap dance classes, they buy them clothing that not even 20-somethings should wear, etc... Ironically those same people are the ones who complain the loudest when their kids have sex and kids too early and so on, or worse. You'd think people would be encouraging sexual education and the use of birth control

4 votes

#10.2 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:44 PM EDT

MsAubrey

Agreed!

3 votes

#10.3 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:18 PM EDT

Tip4ya

Auteur, I couldn't agree with you more!

4 votes

#10.4 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:28 PM EDT

ruthlessmoose

make sure they get the really bad kids too lol

5 votes

#11 - Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:36 PM EDT

MsAubrey

You mean the biters, screamers, tantrum throwers, the toy chuckers, no napping, cry baby cling-ons that refuse to be potty trained no matter the age? : P

*giggles*

5 votes

#11.1 - Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:37 PM EDT

Shannoscubie

Sometimes, it's the quiet ones who are scariest. My BIL, as a pre-schooler, locked himself in the bathroom one morning after his dad left and while his mom was getting his older brother ready for school...and deliberately flooded the bathtub.

4 votes

#11.2 - Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:44 PM EDT

RACHEL1-933952

Still waters run deep in your BIL!

My sister locked my mom in her bedroom-one knob missing on inside of door & when Sis closed the door she took the rest of the door knob with her. Lucky for mom that there was a phone in there so she could call dad to get her out! Sis was 4, I was 2 1/2!!

4 votes

#11.3 - Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:03 PM EDT

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