I thought it was ironic when I realized this, how true it is, that parents teach kids to use contraceptives, then confiscate them or bar access to them because they 'promote sex' in a young audience that's hopelessly discouraged from having it, which begs to ask why parents are removing their own child from their own recommendation. Parents should know the efforts are fruitless: when we want sex, we'll have it, and if we're barred from contraceptive merchandise, we'll resort to our own: pull-out, which has been a successful method... of becoming parents, for five of my friends.
Granted, kids will have sex behind their parents' backs, and should also be expected to procure contraceptives in similar fashion, often successfully so if they're out with friends at a convenience store. But that's not the point here.
Point is, if you want to prevent teenage pregnancy, you're doing it wrong. I don't need to mention what we should do: use your own head and find something that works for your particular child. But whatever you do, contraceptives shouldn't be contraband.
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