Wish They Had This When I Was a Youngin'

Well, actually it wouldn't have mattered if they had this when I was a teen. Most of my high school career, this service would have been irrelevant. Either way, it seems like a good idea, albeit limited in its functionality, that should be continued. Would I want my kid texting some anonymous stranger about his or her sex life? No. 

But I also realize a few things:  It's hard for parents to discuss this stuff with their kids. It's hard for kids to discuss these things with their parents. Not a lot of people pay attention in health class, even in a comprehensive program where they teach safe sex practices. Kids have sex, in one form or another, sooner than parents want them to.

Take all that stuff together, and this service isn't such a bad idea. I just hope that when the time comes, when me and the future-misses have to broach this topic, we can do it effectively and answer all the questions the not-so-wee-ones in our lives will have. It will be awkward as hell, I will be nervous and anxious and terrified,  and I will probably have sleepless nights wondering how much banging my kids are doing. But what will get me through the days and nights when my kid(s) are out on dates is knowing that I gave them all of the proper knowledge and didn't hold back, and that part of the teaching and growing process is learning that all of his or her actions and decisions have consequences. 

Hopefully I'll be able to convey the cost-benefit analysis that $15 for a box of condoms is a lot less expensive than the $400 for an abortion, the countless fees for tests and proper healthcare of an STD, or the cost of raising a child.

Also, I think it's funny that the work analysis has the word anal in it, an in anal-retentive. Think about it: say the analyze as if it were hyphenated:  anal-yze...anal-ize. It makes me laugh. 

Further proof I am probably not ready to have children just yet.