Had a conversation with a friend, who mentioned that her son recently brought home his first girlfriend (both 15). She said that one of the first things she did was buy him some condoms.
I just think this is a bit...encouraging? I understand that she wants them to practice safe sex. And I also understand that if they want to do it then they will. But is there any need to literally hand them the tools to do so?
I will add that I had sex at 15. And by the time my friends and I turned 16 (legal age) most of us had already had sex. I bought my own condoms every time (or my boyfriend did). Sometimes the embarrassment of having to buy condoms is was enough to make me not want to do it that time. But if I had a parent who handed me condoms then I would have used them and still done it?
Maybe I'm just overprotective and worried about the risk of pregnancy/STIs/slut shaming.
I never gave my kids condoms but we did have conversations about all of the above. My DD told me when she had sex but none of my DS did. Maybe it's different with boys and girls?