OVER PROTECTIVE?
Mum hits back at ‘prudes’ after she’s roasted for giving her son a jar of booze and condoms for his 18th birthday
A MUM has been roasted on social media for giving her son a jar filled with condoms and booze for his 18th birthday.
Sharing a video and a photograph of the present on Facebook, the gift also included chewing gum and cash, but other users were not impressed at the "inappropriate" gesture.
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The Sydney-based mum posted the gift on a Kmart Facebook group, but later explained she had been slammed by "prudes" over her choice of present.
"My son woke up and loved his present... I told him about how I posted his present in the Kmart group and by the end of the night I got more love than hate," the mum wrote on the group.
"He laughed and found it weird that some some of these Susans got weirded out by condoms and that he still has his Vcard (virginity).
"I didn't think I would get this much hate from so many prudes.
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"Sorry to those that aren't able to have an open relationship with their teenagers."
The mum explained she was trying to teach her teenage kids to be responsible and to feel as though they "knew where to go" if they had questions.
"I was a teen mum and I want to make sure all my kids are protected and know where to go if they have any questions," she explained.
"With so many unwanted pregnancies especially in young teens it's not just the girls' problem, it's also the boys.
"We all have sex get over it. Stop making it such a taboo subject."
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And the issue seemed to divide users, with hundreds deeming it "inappropriate" and "weird".
"You bought your son a variety of condoms for his birthday? Is it just me or is that weird," one wrote.
While another said: "I'm all for teaching your kids safe sex but this seems to go too far. Imagine him opening this gift in front of all his friends."
Many agreed with the mum, however, with one congratulating the parent for having an open relationship with her son.
"Good on you for having an open and honest relationship with your kids! Our family is the same," they said.
Another commented: "I think it's a great idea... he's a teen... good on you for promoting safe sex and not just ignoring it like it's never gonna' happen."
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