Too Much Sex Education?, by Q. Reyes – Artistic Warfare #18

April 19, 2009 Q. Reyes 5 Comments

I was watching the Oprah show the other day and they were talking about sex education for kids. About giving them the knowledge and the tools to be safe. I thought this was absolutely ridiculous. I agree with the knowledge part, but they had a mother on there that went out and bought condoms for her kid. How can a parent do that?

Parents have a certain role, and that role is to be parents. Parents are not buddies, homies, dudes or any kind of peer. Parents are parents, and their role is to guide kids to understand right and wrong, based on personal values.

I agree that teenage pregnancy is affecting many families. It’s out there, and there are things we could do to prevent it. But once you buy your kid condoms, you are giving them permission to use them. If not, then why the hell did you buy them for, mom?

I hate hearing the argument “well, they’re going to do it anyway”… well make it hard for them. Don’t enable them. Having sex is not the end of the world; actually, having sex might be the thing that saves the world. Look, I agree with education, but to a certain extent. “If you leave your sperm inside a girl, she’s going to get pregnant, and if you’re not using a condom, your dick might fall out from the decease that all girls carry.” That’s what I told my oldest son. Mind you he’s ten, but I think he gets the picture.

I’m pretty open to questions and my son can ask me anything and everything, except permission to have sex. I say no. Will he listen? Not when he’s old enough. By then he’ll listen only to his hormones, and that’s fine. I’ve talked to him about condoms and where to get them and all of that. I will continue having those conversations, but that’s as much as I can do. I will not give him a demonstration on how to use a condom using a cucumber. Sorry, I draw the line somewhere, and I’m sure he agrees with me about that line.

I remember the fun part about trying to have sex with the girls in high school was the “having to figure it out” part. Where to have it at? That was exciting. Parents nowadays are letting their kids borrow their bed, then they complaint about pregnancy.

You can buy your kids condoms and then expect them to be abstinent. That’s ridiculous. That’s like knowing your kid is going to try out some heroin, and you buy him a syringe “so he can be safe”. “Hey, he’s going to do heroin, anyway. Might as well use a clean needle.” No! Your freaking idiot, dumb-ass, no-good parents. Get a grip your liberal bastards. You don’t have to preach religion and going to hell speeches, you just have to tell your kids “no” once in a while.

I didn’t have permission to have sex, and I did it, and still do it. The only part that is correct about the other side of the argument is that kids are going to do it anyway. But you don’t have to help them. Worry about your kid. Let him know what’s acceptable and what’s not, so that they don’t grow up confused and blame YOU for your stupid ass enabling him to ruin his life.

Parents please be parents. Mom and Dads are supposed to be the people that care enough about their kids to stop them from making mistakes. You’re not your kid’s best friend. Please stop that. It’s creepy.

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Q. Reyes is an advocate for I.D.A.R.E. YOU – an organization to that dares kids to try some craziness if they want a backhand to the face one good time. Q. also enjoys long walks on the beach, horseback riding, and the occasional “celebrity oops” search on Google.