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David
David
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1 years old
New Jersey
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Friend or foe there is no difference, only circumstance. I found so much meaning in the idea of friend or foe. The fact that no mastter what your consider a person a friend, or an enemy; according to what the situation one will react accordingly.
My Experience with sex ed...

I get my information about sex from:

FriendsSchool health or sex ed programsTV
MagazinesInternet

Please tell us where else you get information about sex.

I get massive amounts of information about sex from other peoples conversations. One would be surprised how different other's relationships are from mine, therefore listening in gives me perspective on other people's sex lives.

In one sentence, tell us what your first time talking with your parent(s)/guardian(s) about sex was like? Who started the conversation?

My parents pretty much knew that I knew alot about sex due to school, other kids, tv and the internet. So the first REAL talk we had was about a girl that I was having sex with alot, and that she should go on birth control, and that a condom would definetly not be enough. This conversation was werid but at the same time i took it strongly, and immediatley spoke to the girl about it.

What do YOU think sex ed classes for teens should talk about? What was covered in your sex ed class? What do you wish was covered in your sex ed class?

ways to continue having sex without having it affect your relationship. Inr eality things are much simpler once sex is involved. In a way the ability to calm one's appetite for sex is a positive because it will keep a realtionship healthy; so learning a skill like this is useful.


WAS covered in my sex ed: SHOULD BE covered in my sex ed:

• Wet dreams • Pregnancy options • Abstinence • STDs • How to talk to your partner about sex • How to figure out if your relationship is healthy or not • Rape and sexual assault • How to find a clinic

• Menstruation • Different kinds of sex • Issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or questioning people • How to decide if you're ready for sex • How to talk to your parents about sex • How to talk to your partner about birth control or safer sex • How to manage online flirting and dating • How to know if your body is developing in a normal way

The most important...
The most important thing in my opinion that teens should be aware of are how simple it is to ruin your life through sex. I have never been in a helath class were someone hasn't laughed every time we talk about something sexual. Even if they know its serious they cast it aside. It is only the people who are scared, or aware that start to quiver when they find out how AIDS killed someone with ease. How all it takes is just a little bit of what some people consider fun to be the deciding factor in your life.

Do you have a story that you think should be on Sex, Etc. because it would help other teens? Write it here, and you and your story may be featured on the Web site.

In reality someone I was dating gave me one of the biggest scares ever. We had sex alot, but I was always cautious. She naturally misses her period alot, but I was unaware of this. Her period was two weeks late, and I never felt like I had ever waited so long for something. Christmas comes faster every year then that girl's cycle did. All I was thinking was how I was not ready for a child, nor do I want my life to be judged by this kid.

If Sex, Etc. gave you $1,000 dollars to help teens get access to honest, medically accurate and balanced information about human sexuality and to help teens make responsible choices about sexual health, what would YOU do?

If I was given one thousand dollars I would probably survey kids in several schools, because I would only choose to help the kids who care enough. Its understandable that these websites are about spreading awareness, but I cant preach to those who refuse to listen. I will only speak to those with ears, and the willingness to use them. After surveying these kids I would give us trips to hospitals to speak with people face to face whose lives are ruined due to sex. No videos will suffice I need a student to visibly see anguish in order to udnerstand it.