Piggybacking on that last post

[darth_snarky]

You have a 17-year-old son. He does well in school, doesn't go out much, and as far as you know, isn't seeing anyone. Then you find out he does have a girlfriend, and he's gotten her pregnant six times, and supported her decision to abort each one.

What would you do in this situation? How much different would your reaction be than if it were your

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[adamantplatypus]

I feel like I answer the same way for all of these scenarios, which is "I would raise my child to be more educated and responsible than this BEFORE it happened".

Suspending belief, let's say he does it anyway:

I'd kill him. I'd get him into a sex education program ASAP as well as a therapist, and I'd personally teach him how to use birth control - from square one and through all the different methods availible. Then, I'd ground him - so that the ONLY time he left the house was to go to and from school.

I'd also force both children to tell HER parents if they didn't know already, and offer to pay for therapy for their daughter as well, and any resulting medical costs that are needed.

And HE'd damn well be getting some sort of a job/compensatory grounding involving work for me to pay a portion of it, too.

I fully support abortion, but having SIX terminated pregnancies doesn't sound like something that isn't going to affect everyone involve emotionally, in some capacity.

[nobodysangeltbd]

I agree with pretty much all of this.

[audiobiblio]

Yep, I agree with this.

[modified_life]

Lol, my FH spotted "I'd personally teach him how to use birth control" and went "ummm...WTF?"

[adamantplatypus]

No, like...with a banana and stuff!

Okay, that sounded worse!

You know, the putting a condom on a banana demonstration, and things like that?

[modified_life]

Lol I know the banana demo, we just thought it was funny the way it sounded for a second. Don't worry, I'm not calling CPS :).

[roseofjuly]

Forcing the girl to tell her parents is a bit over the top -- far as I'm concerned that's their family business. Especially if she could get into some serious trouble for having gotten pregnant (I'd be concerned that a girl who had 6 abortions may not get birth control because she's terrified of what would happen if her parents found out she had birth control).

Why therapy, though? There's nothing inherently traumatizing about having abortions, even multiple ones, and although I agree that they probably need some sex ed I don't know why they'd need therapists.