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• Wednesday, October 24, 2007 02:06 PM

  bad and worse

  Regarding birth control and informing the parents:

  Some of the posters are assuming that parents have their children's best interests in mind. That's touching. Unfortunately, it's not always true.

  Which is worse, an 11 year old being pressured into sex by an older boy, or an 11 year old who was pressured into sex by an older boy having a baby? How about an 11 year old streetwalker whose mom kicked her out of the house for "being a little whore"? How about an 11 year old streetwalker with a baby?

  I'm a little disturbed by this statement:

  Schools providing those 11 year olds with birth control without telling notifying the parents, even if the parents would want to know, or don't consent for the kids to have birth control?

  Um... if the kids need birth control, they need it. Parents who don't consent clearly don't have the kids' best interests in mind. Don't fool yourself; your daughter is not going to remain a virgin just because you won't let her have birth control. She's going to do exactly whatever she was planning to do before, and without birth control, she's going to become a mother. And - guess what - when that baby leaves her womb, she's an emancipated minor who doesn't have to ask you for anything. She's not any older, or any smarter, or any more capable of legally holding a job. She's just emancipated.

  Great decision, grandma! Be sure to repeat the phrases, "She didn't learn that in MY house," and "In this house we believe sex before marriage is against the will of the Lord," often while diapering the baby.

  —Allie_ Read Allie_'s other letters
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