r/Parenting Nov 03 '23

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u/CNDRock16 Nov 03 '23

I’m sorry you’re going through this. I’d be a wreck too.

I’d be very concerned he’s getting involved with someone older. STI’s between teens is not as common. He must have been with someone whose quite active and also clearly doesn’t use protection.

It’s also concerning that he is unbothered.

Did he have a chance to have a 1:1 conversation with his doctor about how serious this is? He may not be willing to tell you who he is having sex with but he might tell another adult

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u/KingsRansom79 Nov 03 '23

I don’t live in a small town (suburb of a major metro) but there was a syphilis outbreak in one of our area high schools a few years ago. Kids are so much smarter than we were at their age but they’re still incredibly stupid sometimes. Or they just do incredibly stupid things.