World A.I.D.S. Day!

It's hard to believe that the way A.I.D.S has ravished the world, we still need to ask people to get tested! A simple cheek swab is all it takes to ensure your safety! Once thought of as a gay disease, A.I.D.S. has crept into the heterosexual community and run rampant. Now, young girls are being passed this disease by the adult men who are pursuing and bedding them. Of course, it doesn't stop there! That young girl, then, returns to her high school and passes it to some unsuspecting and pubescent young man. Girls, today, are still only concerned about being pregnant. They are still not protecting themselves and thinking the worst that can happen would be an abortion. I urge ALL parents to talk to your children until you are blue in the face about sex. Yes, it's uncomfortable but, so are the images of A.I.D.S. victims. We are losing our children to violence and drugs and we stand up about it! Yet, no one wants to talk about sex with their child? Show them pictures, tell them stories! Even if you have to tell stories about yourself! When you personalize stories, they listen. My sons friends feel that their parents don't listen and are too old fashion. If they knew that their parents went through the very same things they are struggling through, perhaps they'd be more at ease with talking to them. I don't want this to turn into a lecture on parenting but, WE are responsible for protecting our children! Tell them about getting tested and being protected and most of all being RESPECTED! Get Tested!