Sexual Responsibility

I would like everybody to think about how many sexual partners they have had in life. Then I would like for everyone to recall the process used when deciding to sleep with those persons. Now I bet the first question was easier to answer than the first. No, I am not here to judge you, but I think that sex has now become just something that people do. I have heard people say it is no big deal and that everyone is doing it . But it is a big deal because sex can lead to life altering consequences. HIV, AIDS, Herpes, Syphyllis and children are life altering results of sex. How many times have you had the pregnancy scare or been burned by an STD? Lots of you were lucky because it was just a scare or it could be cured by a single shot. I made sure I knew everything I could about sex because my parents taught me nothing. In college, I took classes on AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy and abortion, so I was extra careful for fear of what someone might give me. Today, I think young women are desensitized to all things sexual because it is such a large part of what is on TV and in music. And maybe that is why 75% of all new HIV cases are African American women. But somebody has to teach them about sexual responsibility. Let them know that if they don't want to have sex that it is OKAY. Let them know that there is nothing cute about being coined EASY. What young girls/women don't understand is that they have the power to choose. There is no rule that says you have have sex by a certain age or you're a lame. Only you can control your body and hopefully you will be informed and thinking about you when you decide to have sex with someone. You cannot worry about what your friends say or do because when you get pregnant or are HIV positive, you have to deal with that not your friends. I know there are times when you get caught up in the heat of the moment, but just pause for 5 seconds and imagine being attached to that person for 18 years of your life (length of time child support has to be paid, longer if the child goes to college) or falling sick and dying because you wanted to have sex. I'm going to get off my soap box now and hope that what I said made sense to someone. I just want people to take sex a little more seriously than they do today. You can be responsible and still have a pleasurable experience. *smiles*