Abstinence Only Education Is a Complete and Total Failure

"Just Say No." We all snickered at that phrase when Nancy Reagan used it to try to keep kids off drugs. That didn't work and drugs are scary. Sex, isn't scary. In fact it's pretty fun and it's part of our biological imperative. Trying to tell kids to just say no to sex is like trying to tell them not to sleep, eventually the urge will get the best of them.

The U.S. has the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases in the developed world. It's just embarrassing.  Now, there's an actual epidemic in Crane, Texas, where 20 of the schools 300 person student body have tested positive (and you know there had to be others who figured out how to keep it quiet).

Let's not even debate this topic anymore. The "just say no" crowd had a chance to prove themselves and they failed miserably. It just doesn't work and the proof is all around.  Let's quit letting the holier-than-thou types rule this discussion. They're convinced "if you talk about it, they'll do it", which is the stupidest thing ever. It's time to not only talk about it, but to explain the consequences. I think a discussion of diseases and pregnancy are FAR more likely to keep a kid safe than to tell them "just say no".

It would be great if all kids had some instruction, because they'll come in contact with your kids. In the meantime though, talk to your kids until such time that America and Texas add some common sense back into the discussion about sex-ed.