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screwyoumarvel ([personal profile] screwyoumarvel) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2009-02-02 02:45 am
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Sex Ed, Monday [2-2] Third Period

"Let's talk about pregnancy," Steve said, beaming at his class. "Pregnancy is how--barring crazy witches or mad scientists--new life is created. Now, half of you--again, barring crazy witches or mad scientists--will never be pregnant. For that, you should thank your God. Yes, it is a miraculous process, but it is not a fun process, and definitely not one that should be undertaken by teenagers. Ahem."

"Generally speaking, women are able to conceive around five days per twenty-eight day menstrual cycle." Why yes, Steve was turning quite pink. "As I mentioned previously, if you're pre-modern, your best bet as far as birth control goes is to figure out when those days are using a fertility chart and avoid intercourse during that period. Now we're going to watch a short film on conception."

Once the film was over, Steve continued talking. "Some early indicators of pregnancy include a missed period, swollen or tender, um, breasts, fatigue, morning sickness, which can actually happen at any time of the day, and needing to um, urinate often. There are other possible explanations for all of these symptoms, but if you're experiencing more than one of them, it might be a good idea to purchase a pregnancy test or make an appointment with your doctor. As soon as you find out you're pregnant, it's important to stop smoking and drinking alcohol and, horrifying as this may sound, cut out caffeine.

"Pregnancy is generally divided into three three-month periods, or trimesters. During the first trimester, all of the indicators of early pregnancy mentioned above are experienced, along with mood swings, headaches, backaches, and food cravings--hence the stereotype of 'pickles and ice cream.' During the second trimester some of those symptoms will go away, to be replaced by the abdomen expanding, which changes balance, and shortness of breath. The third trimester basically entails walking around with a watermelon strapped to your stomach while suffering from heartburn, sore feet, and hemorrhoids. At the end of it you do get a baby, though. Gentlemen, your role during all of this is to do whatever the woman wants you to do. Full stop. Now we're going to watch the least horrifying video about childbirth I could find."

When the video was complete, Steve said, "You're welcome to take the rest of the class to discuss why you're absolutely not going to become teen pregnancy statistics."

((Videos and links not necessarily SFW.))
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Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] lovemykilt 2009-02-02 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Dude, they were sending me away to 'straighten me out'. Mom wants her good little boy back." Priestly snorted. "No way is this what she was expecting."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2009-02-02 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Straighten you out? You look, well, reasonably straight to me."

Absolutely no sarcasm. And no idea of what it sounded like.
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Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] lovemykilt 2009-02-02 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Priestly snorted. "So only a little gay, then?" He shook his head. "Mom and Dad don't approve of the look. Or the quitting football or the less-than-top-forty music or the new friends."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2009-02-02 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
He rolled his eyes.

"Do I look gay?" he asked, then thought better of it and moved on to the last.

"Well, parental disapproval is, I suppose, another one of those 'things' that spans worlds. Perhaps coming here was the... I don't know, Someone's idea of justice."

And no matter how silly of a question it was, he had to admit he was wondering if there was any justice to be found. He promptly dismissed it, however, as one of those things to digest later in the evening.
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Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] lovemykilt 2009-02-02 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Priestly tilted his head. "First, no one actually looks gay. That's totally a myth. Second . . . yeah. I can see that. Sort of school karma or something."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2009-02-02 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know. That's what I meant."

He kept going.

"It's got to be something, though. That the place where all these different worlds sort of... mesh. That it's a school."

He waved it off.

"I think too much."
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Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] lovemykilt 2009-02-02 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Priestly's gaze went a little distant, and he muttered ". . . that it's a school. . . ." to himself with a slight nod. "Nah, man, don't worry about it. You realize we stopped talking about sex again."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2009-02-02 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Er..."

Beat.

"Do you want to talk about sex?"
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Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] lovemykilt 2009-02-02 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not with you."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2009-02-02 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Same here."

And back at the front of the class.
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Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] lovemykilt 2009-02-02 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Didn't think so."