 debbyski says: Well, what can I say? I married young, and it's lasted all these years. Then again "my guy" and I were responsible enough to use birth control before marriage and until we were able to afford any children. Of course Palin will help out daughter with the affording part, so it's all good baby. I remember listening to the priest before we got married giving us the big talk about the "rhythm" method; and I was thinking I can't wait to get my rhythm on later baby and I bet he can't either! I found the disadvantage of marrying late - I was 37 - there are fewer relatives left to hit up for wedding gifts. But even when I was Bristol's age, and well before, for that matter, I knew the risks and always used protection. My mom put me on birth control pills when I was sixteen. I guess she thought that was the magical age or something. I never got pregnant until long after my second wedding. One of my friends got pregnant and married in high school; a nice little Catholic girl who went to church with our family. I remember my parents taking me aside and sitting me in the living room and saying: debby, if you EVER spread your legs for a boy we will kick you out of this homeI was 15 years old and absolutely terrified by those words! They sure struck the fear of the Lord in me, well for at least for a couple of years  The friend that married is still married today to the same guy and that little baby grew up into a man and was sadly killed in an automobile accident two years ago. Back in the late '60s, it wasn't uncommon to prescribe the pill for teenage girls to treat acne. My sister started taking them when she was 15 or 16. I don't remember ever hearing my parents give her "the talk" and I will never know if she took advantage of what was, for her, a side effect. I never got "the talk" either, but by the time my parents might have considered me old enough, it was probably too late. My mom put me on them as just another step in getting me married off and out of the house. Long story, but I still haven't forgiven my parents. Whew! I got "the talk" on a regular basis about a number of things when I was a kid. Mom would usually catch me while I was taking a bath and could not escape! For the record here, I did not wish to hear about topics like menstruation, nor did I want to face the fact that I was gonna have to have periods for maybe 4 decades. I just wanted to climb trees and walk in the woods and go swimming and all those other things a young tomboy loved to do. But at least my Mom talked to me about those topics and tried to prepare me for my voyage into the world as a woman as opposed to a friend who started her period and thought she was bleeding to death. I'll never forget when my Mom t... I was married several years before a child came along. I guess we were just lucky and needed lots of practice. I think it's good for a man to have had time running around with all the craziness of his own life before having kids or he just won't have the 'mental space,' to get involved in their small world. It's hard to spend a hour having a tea party with dolls when you really want to watch the Superbowl. A woman has a child and: BOOM! most woman have an instant emotional connection for the well being of the child. Not true for men. You know, for some species of animals the male goes around killing young babies because they distract from the mother's love. ________Ancient Male-Female ... |
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