On the way to Rosie's school we passed a bus with a 20-something couple and a saying: "We are in love but we're not ready to have a baby." Rose read it aloud in a contemplative way.
So I asked her what they should do in that situation, and she said, "get that girl on birth control."
That's right, I said, anything else?
"Buy condoms" she said. "Why?" I asked. "To prevent disease," she said.
Yep, I said. The subject changed, but I felt proud of the exchange. Sure she is only 10 but with a 90% chance she could be a teenage mom, I will take every shot possible to drill birth control pills and condoms into her head.
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