Dear Queenie,
I just found out that my teenage son and his girlfriend are having sex and that they are using birth control, because her parents want us to pay for her birth-control pills.
My son says he uses condoms that he pays for out of his allowance.
Queenie, do we have to pay for her pills too?—The boyfriend’s parents
Dear Boyfriend’s parents,
Once teenagers start having sex, at least it is good that they are being responsible about preventing pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases.
Your son should continue to use condoms, but his girlfriend’s choice of protection is her responsibility and her parents’, not yours and your son’s.
