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Dodging bullets

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For many people and their early adulthood or even teenage years, pregnancy scares are… Terrifying.

I never had much in the way of pregnancy scares in my life. I was a nerd and I wasn’t sexually active in high school. Even as a young adult, I was very careful with my ex partners early on. Before we were married, I could count on one hand the number of pregnancy scares at X1 and I had, and I would have some fingers still left over. In fact, I was 33 when kid 1 was born. x1 and I had actually been married for a little over six years when he was born. As for X2, the only “pregnancy scare” we had was when we got pregnant with kid 2. Even then, she was more denial than I was

I don’t really know what it’s like being a teenager having a pregnancy scare. But I’m about to find out, albeit vicariously, through kid 1. This morning I get a text message from X1, as Kid1 is a minor, X1 has her phone set up to receive text message alerts anytime Kid 1 uses his debit card for a transaction. Apparently last night he ordered a pregnancy test from his nearby CVS store.

Hopefully Kid 1 as able to dodge bullets like The Agent here, and not Neo. 

I am most certain that I am not ready to be a grandparent. Likewise, X1 has told me that she is not ready to be a grandmother. And together, we are positive that kid1 is nowhere near ready to become a father.

I know, at the end of the day, one is going to be OK. He’s a good human being and he’s a smart guy. Whatever happens, I know that he will land on his feet. I just don’t want him, limiting himself or sacrificing the future that he’s tried to create for himself.

UPDATE: it sounds like X1 and Kid 1 talked tonight. From the sounds, everything is good. OK kid one is starting to recognize some of the red flags. He’s getting from his current girlfriend. And all apparently they are sexually active, he is taking precautions. And as of right now, he is still on board with wanting to go to college out of state.

I’m not real keen on knowing that my son is sexually active, but at the same time, I like the fact that they’re open communications between he, his mom, and I.

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