By Serenadipity - 22/12/2015 03:37 - United States

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Today, my 15 year-old brother told us his girlfriend is pregnant. He was taught in his abstinence-only sex ed that condoms don't prevent pregnancy. My parents are blaming her pregnancy on me, for not telling him the truth about sex, because parents giving their kids the sex talk is "too awkward." FML
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31- If I had any inkling of what was going on, I would have tried to do something about it. I didn't even know he had a girlfriend, let alone that he was having sex.

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ihartmytdi 23

Your brother and his girlfriend are the only two to blame. If you believe you're mature enough for sex, then you're mature enough to do your homework on the risks as well.

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kenwolfy 14

Its even worse if a sibling gives you the talk. Eww

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Serenadipity 11

Ohio. You can make your payment by cash or check ;)

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Kibagal 13

I live in Texas and got the safe sex talk at home and school. I don't get where the assumption you're making comes from. we are far from a bunch of uneducated hicks.

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Queen_of_Night 20

Another native Texan. I also received a no nonsense condoms and birth control sex ed class from both school and my mom.

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pandalover69 26

I went to school in Texas and my school taught sex ed. Luckily when I took the class my mom had already told me everything, so it was more of a review for me. Honestly, it depends on the district, I was lucky enough to go to one of the better schools in Texas. It's the shitty rural schools that are abstinence only typically.

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texaskitty86 25

Originally from Texas and my sex ed consisted of "sex makes babies, don't have it. Oh and you'll get AIDS if you have sex before marriage" the stereotype exists because it may not be true in every case, it still happens

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Suaria 38

I'm from California. We never had a class about sex. The only class we had on the subject talked about what would happen to us during puberty. My parents didn't even give me the talk until my mom thought I was sexually active with an ex boyfriend. I only learned through the internet, I'm on birth control and if I have sex I insist the person always wears a condom.

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AninOnin 24

Another native Texan here! Took two "health" courses, one in Texas and one in NC after I moved. Texas' course was more informative, talked about the technicalities invoked in sex and birth control methods, and NC's course was your basic scare-tactic Abstinence-Only course.

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Witchylady 17

Your parents dont want to face the fact that they neglected their duties as a parent.

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lmbachman 23

Wow, stellar parenting ... Sounds like the irresponsibility gene missed you and passed from them to your brother. FYL, OP.

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Heorshe 0

Don't take the blame. That's just stupid and they know it. It's not your task. They failed.

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jamesderp 15

What the **** is wrong with your parents.

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CaroLouWho 10

That sucks, OP. So not your fault. Older siblings should be role models for younger ones, yes, but they're not the parents. I'm of the mind that teenagers don't need to be having sex... but teenagers are going to do whatever the hell they want, so they might as well learn how to do it safely. I wish educators and parents and lawmakers realized that as well as a 20-year-old college student. And yes, I dread the days I give my kids "the talk," but I'd rather undergo that awkwardness myself than have them learn some bullshit in school or out on the street. (Don't know what I'd tell them. I went to Catholic school - in Ohio, too - and didn't learn SHIT. Thank God I'm socially awkward and can't get a date, let alone laid, I guess.) Based on your replies, OP, you sound like you, at least, have your head screwed on straight.

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hoosierholla 17

If you start talking to your kids from a young age it may be less awkward!

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Schmavid64 13

Well now I have to wonder if it's possible to sue the people who educated your brother for giving him completely lying information.

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Shade1982 20

They didn't technically lie. Abstinence is a form of birth control (actually the most effective one, since it's the only one which is 100% effective), but it only works if you have absoutely no sex at all. And we all know that's not going to happen :P.

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Keiraquarium 12

No... he was told that condoms don't prevent pregnancy. That is a lie.

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harleyivy 7

parents need to learn that teaching their child about sex is their responsibility and shouldn't be left to abstinence-based sex ed. they had years to get ready for the sex talk and a child before him. this is the parents fault completely.

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