By Kaibel - 21/05/2016 21:39 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I found out my parents have been slipping birth control pills into my morning orange juice since I was 13. FML
I agree, your life sucks 15 866
You deserved it 1 823

Kaibel tells us more.

Hey guys, OP here! Let me give you guys a little back story on the situation: I found out about this because I went on holiday with my best friend, which meant I would be leaving home for the first time WITHOUT my parents ever. On the sixth day, my face broke out horribly and I was feeling very nauseas. When my parents called to check up on me (since I was away in another state) I told them I had been feeling sick all day. One thing led to another, and they eventually confessed what they have been doing all these years (I'm 17 now). My reaction? Yeah, I was pretty pissed off. I hung up on my parents and literally threw my phone against the bed. The sad thing is, when I get really mad I cry, so there were a lot of tears involved as well. I've never had a real boyfriend or anything like that, so I have no idea why they did this. I'm going to see a doctor once I get back home, but until then, I'm going to ignore the calls and texts my parents send me. Thank you guys for all the support c':

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Are they completely insane? Birth control can be dangerous, with many side-effects, it's the kind of thing you absolutely have to check with a doctor (for the dosage, number of days a month you take it, aftercare, etc). They're out of their minds. Plus, what if you already were taking it in secret? It'd be double dose!

Insane parents! With all side effects that is very dangerous to play with the hormone levels of a 13 year old! Back in the 80ies one of my classmates unfortunately had unsubscribed hormonal medicine given to her at around age of 15 and her brain couldn't handle it, she ended her life (already, while most of the classmates enjoy their lives fully) in mental clinic (sorry if the place is politically correctly called different, English is not my native language, but I hope you get the idea).

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If you are still underage, I would recommend you contact CPS as soon as possible. They do not have your best interest in mind.

brandonc8892 13

It's not good parenting. If they wanted her to be on birth control, she should have known about it and had the choice. Especially if she wasn't even having sex.

Since when is risking the death of your child for no reason whatsoever good parenting?

Drugging your kids is an "interesting" take on good parenting

I feel so bad for you! That was a very wrong thing to do! I wouldn't make enemies with them, but I would never trust them again.

chrddajr 19

i cant believe you drank orange juice every morning since you were 13.

How did they deal with your periods? That is so crazy

Not all birth control gets rid of periods, some just regulate it.

Theater_Chef_3 30

When I was on the pill it just made my period happen every 3 or so months, which for a teen wouldn't be abnormal

what if she had an allergic reaction what if she took another medicine that was contra-indicative and died?

Call CPS. If you plan to keep them in your future, there needs to be some boundaries set. What they did was wrong and potentially illegal depending on where you live. Even if no action is taken, a visit from CPS may make them realize how serious this is. Who knows what they may do to your future children if you plan to have any OP.

yellowzinnias 20

SOMEONE needs to call CPS. I'm fairly certain that more than one of us on this forum is a mandated reporter.

Except we don't have ample personal information about the op to issue an accurate report (personal family names, addresses, contact info, etc) If we had this information then yes, we would be in violation of the law since even just a suspicion of abuse warrants a report nowadays.

How do you get bc without going to a doctor? Unless it was her own.

plan parenthood gives those out for free. Her parents could of gotten them from there.

I assume that OP's mother went to her doctor and pretended the BC was for her. Then gave the wrong prescription of BC to OP.

Imagining this is really aggravating. So sorry OP!