Get yourself protected please, at all cost!

I have been honest that I never liked children. Though I came to fall in love with my kids, it's because they are not like most children. They never run like other children. My eldest never cries not even when asking milk, so, I had it all convenient for me as they grow up. They're not typical kids.

I also talked and wrote about postpartum because it pays to understand it and the people suffering from it. However, it doesn’t negate the responsibilities of a mother towards herself and her child.

Yes, we all get to dream of falling in love and living the dream. However, there are tag prices on everything we do! Unfortunately. Platonic love isn’t popular these days as it was before so, you might as well keep yourself protected, not just from pregnancy but also STDs, STIs, and all sorts of those, as they are rampant these days!

As any social worker with puts it, being informed and prepared are the most weapons you have especially among women. If your guy didn’t use protection, then protect yourself from unnecessary worries. Pills, condoms, and other methods are available. Set aside morals since this is already by far an immoral act (lolz), bringing in a child out of the blue is something that should be thought about a lot of times. Getting pregnant is no longer an excuse because contraceptives are very much available to everyone.

Of course, gone were the days when you can tie the guy down because you got yourself pregnant. I had uncles subjected to shotgun marriages for that, hayst! Though their marriage worked but it was just that.

Sex is a consented act unless otherwise, that’s another case. But in most cases, it is. How would I put it in plain words? Love is not all the fairytales we watch as we grow up, only about 25% of it is “happily ever after”, I think 25% is actually high or it may be lower. Because if it was, there would be no heartbreaks and heartaches on both sides.

Once you’ve gone there, it's there, and mind you it doesn’t happen once. It happens every time. Well, for our times, we never get it early, only for some few of us but mostly started late and even from our batch many are still single without children. Now, playing with fire is as early as 12, so I actually bombarded my son with “PROTECTION” if he ever started to engage in such. So, to scare him all the more, I share with him medical stories told by our private nurses during mama’s time. I painted a horror movie(s) every time we hit on the topic, just to super emphasize the need.

It's not about getting your girl preggy but, the rampant unprotected orgies these days is just… So HIV stories are just common on hospital grounds. Stories like the medical workers were not aware that the patient is HIV positive and bleed out for no reason, unaware due to patient confidentiality, and later on discovered what the case was. Have to test themselves for HIV as they were exposed. Worst, the family of the patient is unaware of what is happening due to the confidentiality issue, has to be so worried about the patient and hands tied because they never know!

I’m not sure how to call the above but it is certainly a medical emergency. Mental health is not the only thing that’s a concern here, contracting STDs/STIs are very rampant these days. HIV is just one case, another one to consider is cancer of the uterus bore out of STD/STI – HPV caused that already took lives including my friend – she never knew and she was clueless, and never got herself protected?

Enough with the rant, let's just act and face all these because ranting won't do so much impact, acting on the problem does! You can act like you carry the world on your shoulders if you didn’t do anything about it. Enough with the drama, it doesn’t solve the current issue(s). Good with the Korean dramas, they have an ending unlike PINOY drama, just doesn’t seem to end no matter how obvious it is – keeps on dragging on every episode. Lolz.

Seriously, getting informed of all the necessary info really helps. It doesn't matter if you don't talk about it, search the net and it provides you with the info you need! It's not that hard anymore unlike our times we need to thicken our face to ask lewd questions just to be informed. Yeah, you can secretly do the research these days - you can be quiet but well informed.

Don't get me wrong! It's your life, you live it how it pleases you! Me, just sayin!

August 16, 2022
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