Missing sex education class

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I am 13 and my parents have told my school teachers I cant be in the rse class that talks about sex so I have to go to the library and do homework or reading.

I am worried that my friends know lots of things that I dont. My parents said I dont need to know about sex stuff until I am 18. I dont want to do anything bad but I dont want to be teased because I dont know what my friends know.

I am not sure if I should say something to my parents because I dont want to upset them. Is it better to just wait and ask my friends not to talk about anything I dont know?
 
Many parents do not like strangers teaching their children sexual things, and prefer to teach them at home. However, it does not sound like your parents are doing this if they say to wait until you are 18.

Perhaps ask your parents to speak to you about it now if there is something you are uncertain about right now. Maybe if they know your questions, they will want to answer.

Please, do not get your information from your friends. They may not understand what was taught, or they may put their own spin on things.
 
Dear Kayleigh, we have RSE in the UK and to be honest it is propaganda and unfit for Catholic children (or indeed any children , but it is Catholic children the devil aims at harder than any others). If it is the same in the US this is why your good, faithful and courageous parents are making this decision.
 
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Thank you I dont think I really want to ask them anything because they might get worried why I am asking. I dont really want anything to do with sex stuff but I dont want my friends to think I am stupid or weird if I dont want them talking about it. Its kinda awkward because I know I dont want it.
 
Kayleigh, just tell them that. Tell them you have no interest in doing anything, you just think you should know how things are.
 
I agree with IrishMom. If your parents realise you have questions (and also realise you may find out answers via less than reliable sources) they will hopefully be more willing to answer you.
 
Kayleigh be as brave as your parents. Reject it. You are missing out on nothing. The only thing to really know is do not have s.x before marriage. Many of us make this terrible mistake because as children we thought we were missing out. We are not. It is the oldest deception in the world.
 
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I personally don’t buy into the fear of sex ed. Is it full of hedonist propaganda? Depends on where you are. However, there’s information in sex ed that we do need to be taught. Our bodies are not something we should attach shame to. They are created in God’s image and are masterworks of His power! This includes the sexual aspects of our bodies. As long as children are taught by parents that some things are okay and others aren’t, then sex ed is okay to be present for.

I’ve heard enough stories of sexually uneducated people to know that refusing sexual education is imprudent, at least.
 
Thank you Frankie 🙂 I think I need to think of good ways to say something to my friends so they dont talk about sex stuff around me. I am very sure I want to stay away from anything about it even when something about it comes on TV I leave the room. My parents know I am very good at keeping away from it so I dont want to upset them by talking about it.
 
Nicely ask your parents to explain it to you if you really like to know. Explain that you just want to know so you wont be left behind. You dont need to know everything, but the birds and bees. Its all about maturity really, I remember back in school lots of kids would joke about the birds and bees.

Keep your mind sober about it, its a very mature topic, its about marriage. And now and days people have washed away the importance of birds and bees.
 
Parents are the only ones fit to impart information. Not state-sponsored adults
 
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Society shares the burden of child rearing, to an extent. We trust the state to teach them everything about society, except how our bodies work? That’s preposterous.

This kind of selective libertarianism is why people think we’re extremists.
 
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Don’t worry about friends teasing you. But your parents should be willing to give you answers.
 
If your friends joke about, because its most likely to happen, just ignore it and swat it away mentally. At least knowing what the real reasons we have the birds and bees will keep you mature and away from bad ideas and bad decisions.

I sadly learned at a very early age and never took those thoughts seriously, but thanks be to God you are more mature than I was at 13.
 
No in that case you are talking about biology classes.

If RSE is same in US as UK it is state sponsored leftist LGBTQ propaganda
 
Side note: One thing that is in most sex ed classes is standard self cancer exams. You should probably find a source to learn about those one way or the other. That part shouldn’t be too hard, especially if there is a doctor you trust.
 
No biology class teaches human anatomy in the way adolescents need.
 
My parents do tell me to be careful about stranger danger and not to let anyone touch me or say stuff that I dont want so I can ask them questions about being safe and I do go to the biology class thats not about sex stuff. I do want to wait until I get married so I dont want to know anything about it yet but I think I have to figure out what I say if I am with my friends and they talk about it and if I can’t get away like in a car or something.
 
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I am worried that my friends know lots of things that I dont.
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ask your parents to give you instruction that is appropriate to your age now and tell them you don’t want an information dump when you turn 18. You need time to fit this info into your life now so that you aren’t caught unawares or put in a position you don’t know how to handle.

Sex education should be more than just how things work and what you are allowed to do and what you aren’t allowed to do. It should always include the reasons behind the restrictions and also how to avoid dangerous sexual situations. Surprisingly, something that is hardly ever talked about with teenagers.

My sons were not allowed to date till age 16 and even then not allowed to be alone with a person of the opposite sex. This wasn’t because I didn’t trust my sons but because the pressure of the temptation when two young people are alone can be very hard to resist so why shouldn’t a parent help them avoid what could be a serious life-changing event?
 
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