I was brushing my teeth one evening and I happen to hear a TV documentary stating the lives of teenagers and their intimacy with their partners. What I cannot believe is that these teens are terribly involved already and most of them do not really understand the consequences of what they are doing.

Just what is going on with our kids nowadays? Do they really not have enough knowledge and understanding that these things can wait? Are the parents always have to be blamed for this? It might really be hard to accept but our kids are exposed to a lot of things these days and education is still the best approach for them to understand the consequences of these things. It’s just that Filipinos do not normally discuss matters like this in the family. Most Filipino parents would say its taboo but come to think of it, if the children do not understand that these acts comes with responsibility, they will never learn until it’s too late.

One of those interviewed teens already have simplex herpes and is currently undergoing treatment. The boy is unaware of it and don’t really know how worst. I was taken aback by his statement that no one told him about this and that thing. I got irritated by that fake ignorance. He is a senior high school student and as far as I can remember, these things are already being discussed in school – in a topic called family planning?

Oh well – I have learned something valuable from that short watch. I needed to engage my kids in these kinds of discussion. Have an open communication and allow them to talk. Learn to listen as a friend to your children and they will open their heart to you. I will always remember that. I pray that these things won’t happen to my kids.