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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[roseofjuly]

...mmm, I don't think it's hard, really. Being in reproductive health work I know women who have gotten several (like 4 or 5) and they don't have trouble getting other ones. Most abortion clinics are sort of no questions asked types of places, in the sense that if you are healthy enough to withstand it, are of sound mind and they are sure that it is your decision and no one else's to have an abortion, they'll give you one.

[mrs_epicledge]

You wouldn't be mad that they've had to have abortion after abortion...?

[cece00]

i dont think my reaction would be too much different- id want to beat his ass and lock him in a room for awhile...

i hope my kids are never this stupid.

[iworshipsatin]

Offer guidance, love, education and support to hopefully steer the future in a different direction.

Or get really pissed, freak out and offer nothing to the situation of value.

[velvetpage]

Because it's impossible to react strongly to a horrible situation and still calm down enough to offer something of value to the situation.

[mljordan]

I have no problem with abortion whatsoever for any reason, but this would concern me. If they all actually got abortions, fine, I'd be glad my son supported them in doing so. BUT- a son would have no way of knowing what the girl he knocked up was going to choose-- what is she goes through with the pregnancy? 18 years of child support, right there. Guys have to think about these things. An for multiple kids? Hopefully he'd get a clue after the first one.

[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?"