Parents should punish their 17 year old for being sexually active/take away condoms
In a Facebook group for moms, I posted about my daughter (17) recently coming to me about wanting to be put on birth control and how happy it made me that she felt like she could come to me rather hiding it from me and sneaking around. I got a lot of positive comments. There were a few people who were displeased with my post. Those who didnt like it said that I should instead be angry or punishing her. I asked them why they feel this way. The reasons were because she's still a child, because it's premarital, etc. One of the few women who was arguing with me told me how strict she is with her 18 year old son so that he can't have sex. She told me he is chaperoned and has life360 after she found condoms in his room. I found it interesting because when I was around 17/18, my parents punished me after they found condoms in my room. I got a belting. I still had sex, just unprotected and learned to be sneakier. Did it in school, in the woods, behind building. I ended up getting pregnant. I did everything in my power to be the opposite of my parents. So far there's no pregnancies and there's open communication. Should parents punish a 17 year old for being sexually active or even be more restrictive?
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