I've never had to take one as my usual 'scares' were paranoia as much as anything as we were using double or even triple contraceptive methods at the time. I was usually able to rationalise paranoia and wait up to 4 weeks by which point menstruation happened and I considered myself in the clear (although I know some women do still have bleeding during pregnancy).
Now it isn't an issue as my partner is female. I no longer have my mother worrying about it constantly. My mum's best friend had a baby at 16 and as the mother of 3 daughters she spent most of our teens worrying madly about it.
As it was the only major thing she nagged us and worried at us about I don't mind too much in hindsight because she has/had her reasons. She desperately didn't want us to have to make difficult decisions about babies/adoption/abortion/etc.
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lovingboth
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Date: 2005-06-08 12:59 pm (UTC)Now it isn't an issue as my partner is female. I no longer have my mother worrying about it constantly. My mum's best friend had a baby at 16 and as the mother of 3 daughters she spent most of our teens worrying madly about it.
As it was the only major thing she nagged us and worried at us about I don't mind too much in hindsight because she has/had her reasons. She desperately didn't want us to have to make difficult decisions about babies/adoption/abortion/etc.
Natalya