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Discussion Title: Update - I need support! lol
Created by: SteppinOut Created on: Wed, 10/15/2008 - 1:51pm. I left a post a few days ago about my sd telling me she and her bf are sexually active. I need some opinions on what my responsibility is in all of this, and when do I have a right to say anything? We still haven't had the talk with her and her bf. We want it to be the four of us, her dad, me, her, and her bf. But I spent the last week out of state at the hospital with my mom. Looks like it will be this weekend when she is over here. Her dad HAS talked to her about it on the phone, (he works over the road and she is with her mom through the week), but we don't want them seeing each other until we talk in person. She doesn't want to tell her mom, and her dad said we won't. So I am now in stuck in the middle of it. I've tried to figure out when and where it happened. She said 3x in the last 4 months. It had to be his house. But every time she has spent time there, parents were supposed to be there. I guess it was my bad that I didn't go to the door and confirm. We made it clear what we expected and trusted them to do it. We don't know if his parents know. So much of this rests on my shoulders. And I really don't want to deal with it. Not under these circumstances. Her mom doesn't approve of their dating because he's another race. Her dad is okay with that. But I said he can't come over unless her dad is here too. I feel like her mom let her do too much too young. At 13 she was wearing heavy makeup and wearing short shorts, and hanging all over her bf's. Heck when I had a boy over we sat on diff pieces of furniture! LOL I don't want to deal with brith control or not, I don't want to think about having to raise a grandbaby, I won't, but then that's a whole new situation, if it happens. I've been reading up on how to deal with these situations. But my mind is mush. What is your opinion of MY position in all of this?
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Replied: 10/15/2008 2:58pm.
I know from experience that your sd does not have to have her mother or fathers authorization to get birth control. She can get it from a clinic just like my foster girl did at 14 years old. At one time I thought it was so wrong for these medical professionals to administer tests and give perscriptions without parental consent, but I have since changed my mind.
I have forgotten how old your sd is but if she is having sex and she has confided in you then you are in the middle of it, like it or not. Even if she was just a neighbor kid, would you not feel SOME responsibility to an adolecent who reached out to you for advice?
You should advise her to get on the pill. She did not reach out to her mother and it's really up to your husband if he wants to tell her mom, but she told YOU and you should advise her to keep her body safe.
It's not your responsibility to talk to the boys parents or even the boy for that matter. It is your responsibilty to take care of this young girl. You can restrict her activity when she is with you and if her father feels her mother should know so she too can restrict her activity then he should tell her.
Your a role model and an adult and this girl has confided in you. Help her and advise her and advise her father since he is your husband.
Replied: 10/16/2008 9:58pm.
Thanks Tamz. And yes, I do want to help her, I just feel caught in the middle. She's told me she doesn't want to go on birth control, that it probably won't happen again. But 3x in the last 4 months, that's hard to believe.
Her mom has started letting her visit her bf at his house and she wouldn't if she knew what was going on. I feel like all parents should know what's going on so they can make educated decisions on how much time the kids spend together and where, etc.
I've decided to not let her go to his house unless her dad is here to make that decision. I already have the rule he cant come over here unless her dad is here. If she wants to get on birth control, I'll take her. Other than that, this is out of my hands.
Thanks for the ear, advice.
Replied: 10/19/2008 11:01am.
Good advice from tamz!!! Most churchs offer a purity class that can be helpful in teaching a girl about self respect. And definately the pill or some other kind of birth control. Once they get started it's difficult to stop.
My best friend in high school got pregnant in the woods on church property at a church picnic. So if they want to continue they will find a way!!