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“Well sir she might be pregnant……”
Those words taunted me when I was sitting in the doctor’s chair staring at the posters showing the clogged arteries of a diabetic patient. The words stung my ear, but then it hit me I wasn’t having sex. How could this be???? I finally found some words to utter and it came out as, “No. Never. I….” I never thought in all my years that I would have to defend myself and my father didn’t believe me. So here comes the talk. We were in the car, leaving the doctor’s office, and he kept asking THE QUESTION. “ARE YOU HAVING SEX?” Every time I said no, but I could see in his eyes he didn’t believe me. That made my heart drop. That ignorant doctor compromised my name and planted the seeds in my parents’ mind of disbelief. I just had an illness he couldn’t detect. How could that turn in to pregnancy?
When I got home my mom asked me the question too. She stood with the pregnancy test in her hand making all kinds of assumptions. Finally, she gave up and listened. We “TALKED” but that consisted of don’t have sex it will ruin your life. It wasn’t informative at all; I didn’t learn anything, I just was struck with fear.
Please don't be frightened, sex can be a really positive thing when you're responsible. Good for you for reaching out to a community like this. It's a great first step in educating yourself. Stay strong, and good luck.