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Parents Say Cheap Pregnancy Test Make Teens Have Sex
OK, I’ve got to say it: if your kid is dying to have sex, he or she is going to. It doesn’t take a breastfeeding doll to make them want it. Or a cheap pregnancy test.
Yes, that’s right, the English version of the American dollar store is selling pregnancy tests and parents are now up in arms that their little precious is going to see it and want to immediately hump anything that moves.
Because nothing says sexy like the impending ability to pee on a stick?
If you’re reading a parenting site, I don’t need to tell you that most pregnancy tests cost a pretty penny. And when you’re TRYING to have a baby, you’re buying a lot of them. . . month after month. So the news that pregnancy tests were now available for 99 pence was probably pretty good news for practicing parents-to-be across England.
Until the fuddy duddies stepped in. One mom told the Daily Mail that pregnancy tests shouldn’t be available at “pocket money prices” because her kid won’t tell her if she thinks she’s pregnant . . . she’ll just go to the store.
Yes, mom, that’s the point – your kid would ALREADY BE pregnant. Another way to look at it? She already had sex – no pocket money . . . or pee test . . . required.
Frankly, I’m a big fan of the cheap pregnancy tests simply because it was a generic brand that confirmed I was finally (!) pregnant with my daughter after the more expensive (and highly regarded) “brand” test spit back two negatives despite my missed period.
If you’re going to pee on something, wouldn’t you prefer it be cheap?
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U.N. Wants to Teach 5-Year-Olds About Masturbation | Strollerderby commented on Aug 27 09 at 9:28 amTara commented on Aug 19 09 at 11:10 amYou have got to be kidding! A pregnancy test is going to make someone want to have sex. What was that mother thinking? If her child is going to have sex or thinks that may be the case maybe she should talk to her child so she doesn’t need a pregnancy test. I think some people take things way to far. Yes, teens have sex and have for many many years, but I am sure they aren’t doing it cause they can take a pregnancy test. Come on…..
PlumbLucky commented on Aug 19 09 at 11:23 amFurther proof that no matter what something is, some dumb@$$ is going to claim that its going to ::gasp:: make their pweshus innochent bibbies have SEX!
And, um, really? The fact that you can buy a test on the cheap is going to make teens have sex? I know that I didn’t exactly price pregnancy tests in my decision…I know I priced the costs of an unplanned pregnancy in my decision to be “safer” about it but I sure as the daylights didn’t factor in the cost of tests…
Molly commented on Apr 05 11 at 7:33 pmYes, because every teenager’s main goal in life is to have a baby.
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