The new lifetime movie “the pregnancy pact” was a non-stop talk-feast in my house. If you didn’t know already I have two daughters 8 and 12 and one son 13.  After they brought it to my attention that it would be on and they wanted to watch it with me I couldn’t say no, I was all for it.  I knew that if they took the time to make me aware of it they wanted to share this experience with me and ask me questions, which I’m always open for, as all parents should be.

The movie was a very huge eye opener for me to say the least.  I was so shocked and surprised at how naive those girls were. How they made a very dumb decision because they ultimately thought it was cool to be pregnant and a young mother. Once the reality of it all started to set in, it wasn’t all fun and games.  At every commercial I made it a point to discuss with the kids the importance of waiting and I explained why I didn’t and why their father didn’t but we wished we had.

In my particular situation I wasn’t given a choice in the matter, it was made for me by an adult who took advantage of me at a very young age, 6 to be exact, at least that’s what I can remember.  It’s funny how a body and mind shuts down and represses memories like that.  Anyhow, it happened and as a result I became promiscuous in my childhood, adolescence  and teen years.  I’m not at all embarrassed to share this with you and or my kids because they need to know the truth in order to make the right decisions for themselves and not hate me later for not telling them.

I can’t nor will I ever sugar-coat this whole sex thing and tell them not to do it knowing I didn’t take that same advice when I was choosing to.  It wouldn’t be fair to them.  In the movie the lead character’s mom didn’t do that and as a result her daughter got pregnant.  Yes it’ll happen either way but I’d rather know I gave my girls and son the facts about both options and what choices I made when I was their age then allowing them to fall victim to my short comings.

TALK TO YOUR KIDS, AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE CHOICES YOU MADE NO MATTER HOW EMBARRASSING YOU MAY BE!

Check out this post from one of my blog-friends. Sex is EVERYWHERE, we have to talk about it now!