New Dating Site for STD Singles

We have all heard of these online dating sites. Some very happy healthy marriages are the result of lonely people finding romance online. Dating is tough. It's doubly hard for those who have a glitch of sorts. That one thing about you that you can not or will not change that is a deal breaker for some/most. Today I ran across a site and I just had to write about it. Have you Ever heard of QuicklyRecover.com? They are an online dating community for singles that live their daily lives with Sexually Transmitted Disease. From HIV/AIDS to Herpes, and everything in between QuicklyRecover.com is here to provide you with an outlet to meet other singles who are living everyday with the stigma of an STD. Now for those of you who are not living with an STD I encourage to imagine yourself in that position. How it must feel to have to admit to the person your seeing that your infected with any one of several Sexually Transmitted Diseases. How lonely that would be, how terrifying.
I tip my hat to the people at QuicklyRecover.com for noticing that just because you have an illness does not make you a non-person. It does not mean that you are unworthy of love and affection. It does not mean that you can't have a family, and live the American Dream with the most beautiful person on the planet.

Talking to Your Kids About Sex

There is going to come a time when you’ll have to talk to your kids about sex. You may not have all the answers – I recommend you do some research on STD’s etc most public libraries carry tons of books on the subject.

Do not hand them a book to your kids and tell them to read it – try leaving it on the coffee table while your watching tv together – you guys can browse through it together and your then available to answer questions

Try going to the local health department- they have an awesome wealth of information. You gather pamphlets and other information about STD's Birth Control etc. They often have material designed for youth.

It is important to talk to your kids about STD’s and Birth Control. I know there is a growing idea, some of my friends have it. That discussing birth control with your kids is giving them permission for them to have sex. I like to think of it as nipping it in the bud. Do you want them to know or assume that the ever common myths about sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy are true. Also as I was a very rebellious teenager, They really don’t need your permission.

Peter Mayle wrote an amazing book called – What is Happening to My Body. It discusses puberty and explains what is going on during those very confusing pre-teen years.

It is important that good education starts at home. These are your kids, and ultimately, regardless of how Americans like to shrug the responsibility, there education lies with you.

I hope that some of these suggestions help you discuss sex with your children. Remember that that you ar doing your children a disservice by being afraid to have the hard conversations with them. I encourage to seek help when needed and make your self approachable to your kids. If they are afraid to ask you basic questions then why would they come to you with a major one. Oh, the joys of parenting!