Sex ED

This is not a topic that I would normally discuss, but the things that people still believe in 2012 really amaze me. Birth control is readily available in Panama, even in rural areas. Every two months a medical team comes to rural areas to provide basic health services, this includes family planning. At any health center protection is available. After three children, the government will pay for a woman to have her “tubes tied.” And for a country predominately Catholic, and if not Catholic some type of Christianity, the women in their 30s and 40s  typically tend to be supportive of birth control. Then why are girls getting pregnant so young? I blame the men. This is not some feminist remark, it’s the truth. Men feel less like men if they use condoms. They tell women that birth control aka the pill is harmful for their health and they could have babies with disabilities because they are/were on the pill. They don’t want to use condoms if the woman is on the pill. They tell women that they cannot get pregnant the first time. They tell a woman that “pulling out” is an effective birth control. And they believe it all for the most part. Because men are never wrong. Ha. Well my dears, if men are never wrong, why are you pregnant at 14? I realized that most Panamanian women are poor trophy wives, their husbands “maintain” them. I kid you not, this is the word they use, maintain. Again for a predominantly religious country they have some interesting beliefs in marriage. They use the term “casarse” or to marry very freely. Now, it is most commonly used for people who are living together, and most likely with children. Many people are afraid to get married, because they think it is a huge sin to get divorced. Which is theory is an excellent idea to have. Marriage is serious. You should take your time and think about it. It should not be rushed. But this time should not include you living and having children with your partner. Because sex before marriage and children before marriage is a sin, but it is brushed under the rug.  Yea see if that makes sense.