AIBU to get my 14 year old on the Pill.

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She has had a boyfriend for 6 months now and is a little bit irresponsible at times. She's lovely and kind but just doesn't always think things through. She asked me if she could go on the pill because of her periods. I talked to her about it and about being too young to have sex and everything else that comes with it, but then as I thought about it later, I thought that maybe it would be more sensible for her to be on the pill than end up having an unwanted pregnancy. I can't be with her all the time to make sure she doesn't do anything stupid, so would I be unreasonable to agree to letting her go on the pill to be safe?

You're Young it's obvious come back in 20 years and tell me it hasn't affected you. More than half the population do degrees nowadays not the cognitive elite like in the olden days. What are you studying?

I'm studying Psychology. I plan to then do a Msc and a Doctorate - Educational Psych or Clin Psych is my long-term career plan. I am 23.

Pretty sure it was you earlier that made the statement that WC kids are less likely to go to uni, as if going to uni makes you part of the cognitive elite, now you've changed your tune.

And yes, I am storkbloom

@Notabedofroses how disingenuous of you.

Plenty of references to 'enabling' parents being to blame and not having given their children the right tools in life which is why they're having sex. Absolute rubbish.

The OP has not come back. I wonder why?

moo Not one post referred to op as an enabling parent, not one.
The posts were talking in general about the risks and downsides of underage sex.

So disingenuous I am certainly not.

If parents want to to be cool kids best friend and not parent properly, that is a matter for them, but they can hardly be surprised when their child is pregnant or infected with an STD. It is a fact that contraception does not always work, it is a fact that teenagers can catch potentially serious STDs, it is a fact that most underage children are not emotionally ready to cope with sexual relationships.

Nothing to do with op, and everything to do with being open, supportive and responsible as a parent.

dermarie I am pretty sure any kid from any class can get pregnant and catch STDs.

If parents want to to be cool kids best friend and not parent properly

Is anybody on the thread doing that?

everything to do with being open, supportive and responsible as a parent

Pretty sure almost everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet here.

am pretty sure any kid from any class can get pregnant and catch STDs

Where did I say they couldn't?

I am going to encourage dd to have the copper coil. I dont fancy giving her hormones she cannot reliably take. Yanbu to consider contraception though.

The copper coil is quite painful to have put in if you've never had kids before.