Namechanged to protect the (hopefully still) innocent (that'll be DS )
He is nearly 16. He has a largish group of male and female friends from school. I know he has "been out with" at least one of them (a girl!) although doubt much has gone on but for snogging etc.
Now he is starting to get a bit more of a social life outside of school, with the same crowd. They're all nice kids and I like them. However, despite me not being allowed to know much these days, he has told me that he likes one of his female friends and the feeling is allegedly mutual.
I am aware that sex could happen at some stage soon.
DS, although popular and hangs with a "popular crowd" would never have the confidence to buy condoms; I would bet money on it. I know I don't know everything but I'm pretty sure of that.
But shouldn't he be in possession of some, just in case? Particularly as he is a young year 11 and most of his female friends are 16 already!
He would be mortified if I bought some and presented them to him though! And I certainly don't want to be seen to be condoning casual sex or anything of the kind. Nor rushing him into anything! But should it happen, I don't want it to, in the heat of the moment, without him using one. (He knows he needs to etc etc but doesn't take kindly to the sort of chats where I remind him of such things!)
What do people (well parents in my position) do?
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Does one buy one's teenage son condoms... or not?
PooperScoop · 01/02/2008 13:49
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