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 Sex, the topic all teens think about, but too embarrassed to go to their own parents to talk about it. Yes, we may sit around with close friends or people our age and talk or brag about close encounters that we might or might have not had, but we dare not to go and have a chat to our parents about it. We give ourselves excuses on why not to talk to them about the situation. “They’re my parents; I don’t want them in my business.” But the big question is, why not go to them?

Us teenagers are most concerned with, “how might they react?” or “will they understand?” We think too much of the embarrassment or humiliation. We think about them going to their friends or family members and just having an open discussion about what you opened up and told to them. Or maybe the might drill you, and ask all the questions, that you may not want to answer. Maybe you’re right on all of this. The one thing you don’t know is that your parents just really want you to talk to them.

It’s not about embarrassing you; it’s just for your protection. Sure, what they don’t know can’t hurt them, but it can hurt you in the long run. There are some things you already know about sex, but believe it or not, your parents know more, and can educate you on protecting yourself. They’ve been around longer and can better you on making the right decisions. There isn’t that much embarrassment in the world, to the point where you can’t go to the people who made you.