Why I Don’t Think My Kids Should Have to Ask my Permission to get Tested for STDs
The Greatful MomIf you asked me what I hope to accomplish as a mother, the list would be as long as a scroll. There is so much that I want for my children. So much I want them to experience, learn, understand, and become. Even in light of all these hopes and dreams, there is one thing of which I have been acutely aware since my firstborn lived inside me: I am connected to my children, but I do not own them. I can place limits around their behaviour, but, especially as they get older, the training wheels are going to have to come off and they are going to be who they are going to be. At the end of the day, I am living my life, and they are living theirs. The last thing that I want is for them to spend their only life trying to please me. Is this sentiment unpopular? There seems to be a significant portion of parents who do not share my thoughts on this subject. Parents who believe that they should have a say in any decision their child (regardless of that child’s age) is making. Parents who beli






