When my little sister was even younger, her favorite show was Dora the Explorer. Now me being significantly older Dora got on my damn nerves. But she was educational, and my sister had a blast learning new words and phrases in Spanish. For like three months she walked around saying "Baté, Baté Chocolaté" in response to every yes or no question. As if she really were taking part in a ridiculously advanced conversation, though all she was saying was "Mix, Mix Chocolate". When I look back, Dora was more important than I ever thought she would be. The most important part of the show, in my opinion, was when they would get in the car with Tico as the driver, and Dora would say "Seatbelts, So we can be safe". I would just sit there thinking, that is one smart little girl. Now fast forward to present day, my sister is almost twelve, her Dora watching days are over. But for some odd reason Dora, a seven year old, who essentially runs away from home every chance she gets, is still smarter than most of the young adults I know today. Don't get me wrong, I love my friends with all my heart, but sometimes they just do some stupid shit. Like why call me to let me know , that as a grown woman or man you had sex with someone you didn't know well enough, and weren't completely trusting of, unprotected. A lot of women and men my age are all about having fun and "turning up". Loving the mere thought of getting excited and living in the moment. That's all well and good, until one makes a mistake that they can't take back. Now no one is perfect, that I understand but to do the same thing over and over and over again expecting a different result, that's the definition of insanity at its best. So if you had unprotected sex before and you got scared and started freaking out and you thought you were pregnant or thought you had an STD , but then you got checked out and realized everything was gonna be ok , THAT RIGHT THERE is your sign. Because by the grace of God or whomever you believe in, your ass got off scott free and it doesn't always happen that way. So that should be your first reason to use any barrier or contraceptive of your choice. Seriously, after making that mistake the first time, and then repeating it, it's no longer a mistake it's a lifestyle choice. People like to live dangerously and I wouldn't want to be around to witness the consequences behind those decisions. So everytime someone calls me with some nonsense of that nature the first thing that goes through my mind is 'If Dora knows the precautionary steps to take to keep herself alive in a potentially harmful situation, why don't you?" Granted, Dora in a car with her friends and young adults not being sexually concious, are two completely different sides of the spectrum but the premises remain the same. And at this rate, Dora will be old enough to drive a REAL car with her seatbelt buckled before the imbeciles of my generation get their lives together and take better care of themselves as well as their bedmates. That's the sad, sad truth.
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