“Girl, I can’t stand it any longer! Ten minutes na and he has not texted back! Ano ba yan?...luv pa ba nya me?”…Daniel is the second bf of Abbie this year. She is 15 years old. He is 16, really good looking, a basketball player and malambing. Abbie is hoping that her relationship with Daniel will stay longer than her three months with Joshua. She does not even know now why she even agreed to be on with Joshua!
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Abbie is just one among the many teens who easily get in and out of romantic relationships with the opposite sex. The cell phone makes it so quick for relationships to deepen and even become intimately physical – ending in love-making, pregnancy, abortion or sexually transmitted diseases. They are thrown into roller coaster emotions of passion, jealousy, anger and impatience, day dreaming and illusions, inspiration or frustration. One minute he or she is the one and only. The next minute, they cannot stand each others’ demanding attention and time. “Nasasakal na yata ako…”
Very often I get invited to high schools tospeak on Love, Sex and teenagers. Open Forum questions reveal how much the youth want to speak with someone who will understand their needs, feelings, dreams, and problems. They admit they are sometimes confused if it is now love and will sex make them closer because of conflicting messages they get from their parents , media, school and friends. They want answers and guidelines in order to avoid the horrible stories they hear about people committing suicide, getting abused and molested, fooled into relationships and getting date raped, getting pregnant or some disease.
We have lots of laughter and serious moments when they, both boys and girls, ask me how they can help their friends in complicated situations. I really feel their love and caring for one another. This is when I distribute the “I am a Responsible Boy” and the “I am a Responsible Girl” bookmarks. Before I end of the presentation, I challenge them to join the “True love Waits” Campaign. Millions of teens have already signed the cards. This is a serious commitment not to engage in premarital sex and a prayer to God to strengthen them to avoid temptations during courtship.
Be a pro-life advocate. Who knows how many souls you will be able to save!
If you are interested to join us, contact our Pro-life office at 911-2911. We can go to your school to promote this campaign. For questions and advices, text me at 0919-2030-637.
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