Yes there are programs like that in certain schools around the country. The one my son took had just a 5 pound bag of sugar or flour. My son did not like the girl and the way she 'decorated' the baby so did not participate much and was a waste of time for him--altho once he 'was' out on his own he did stay fatherless for quite a while! So who knows whether it really worked or not. take care,
Dana and Ilsa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:09 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Re: Bush plays the game of being Christian > > In a message dated 11/10/2004 00:18:13 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > Aahh, leaving it all up to the female! ? Being the devils' advocate here. > NOT having sex is the best form of birth control as us 'oldies but goodies' > know. We also know all about precautions. But tell that to two 15 year > olds. Obviously what is out there is not working. Parents do not take the > time to keep track of their kids, there is no discipline, no routine for > young kids--such as a bedtime, meals cooked "at home", no positive extra > activities after school. Parents do not care. > My son has a child out of wedlock now after shacking up for 2-3 years with a > much younger girl. > "Her" parents let an 18 year old girl move out of the house, for the "first" > time, in with a guy 6 years older than she was. Three years later as they > were planning on going their own ways, she comes up pregnant. I have met > her. She has ambition, is taking college courses mostly on line now, but > does go to a claqss on campus. When she was here a couple of years ago--my > son lives 2c states away--she came right out and said she wanted kids and a > house, picket fence etc. My son has been a cook in a Country Kitchen for 4 > years and not making enough money to take care of himself much less a child! > They have since moved closer to the colleges and he has a better job, but is > still a cook at a bar/grill and has no idea what to do as a career. They > are taking advantage of the "single mother" thing for school funds and baby > food and medical care for the baby. Her parents have bought most of all the > toys and baby bed/play pen and all the newer things available for babies > these days. I don't know what my son's father has done, don't want to know. > I cannot afford hardly anything. They did bring him down here for me to > see, I paid for gas, they stayed at my mother's. He is a doll! But that > does not undo the deed. It has given my son a kick in the behind as to what > it takes to support a family, but as long as she recieves money and the baby > gets medical care, he is not too concerned. Somehow they have worked out a > schedule where they do not need daycare. > > Well so much for venting and a little bit of opinion. > take care, > > Dana and Ilsa > > > Very true about trying to tell a couple of 15year olds about protection!!! > Over here in the UK, in my area there's a new scheme running about trying to > tell the 13-16yr olds the safetys of having sex. The kids are given virtual > babies to look after on weekends, and the babies do everything that a real > baby would do apart from move. There is a mini computer inside the babies to > tell the experts how well they've done. It moniters things like how many > times the head was able to fall backwards, how long it took for the parent to > stop the baby crying, weather it was fed/nappy changed etc. They are a > fantastic idea, and the amount of kids that's decided that they now don't want kids > at all! It's just a shame that they aren't taught pratically about STI's and > the consequences of them. They are probably more dangerous that falling > pregnant! It would probably help if they were taught the financial side of > having a baby as well. Are there any schemes like that running in the states? > > Love Smurf xxx >
