Because look at how politicians spring up seemingly out of nowhere at us every time there is a new election coming up. They come with a new set of promises, kissing the babies and posing with people that they ordinarily wouldn't give the time of day, right? But they keep politics fresh in their own way giving us something to check out and investigate. They seem to be on every network all day and all night long. And we want to be sure of which one is going to come through for our community because we’re the ones who have to live here.
Well let me help to refresh and energize your mind just a little bit about HIV and AIDS. Because it’s your body! And unless you have a clone you better get it together honey. But if you have it together then keep it together and PLEASE help someone you love to do the same. This infection has been around since the early 1980’s but there is always more to know. In fact, there's so much to learn about HIV/AIDS that it can seem overwhelming.
HIV is the infection that causes AIDS.
HIV has few or no symptoms for up to 10 years or more before symptoms of AIDS develop.
There is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but treatment is available.
HIV can be spread during sex play.
Latex and female condoms offer very good protection against HIV.
Safer Sex reduces the risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Using condoms makes vaginal or anal intercourse safer sex
Using condoms or other barriers makes oral sex safer sex
Having sex play without intercourse can be even safer sex
Safer sex can be very pleasurable and exciting
Have I got your attention yet?
We all need to care about protecting ourselves and the ones we love. For sexually active people that means practicing safer sex. We can use it to reduce our risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It lets us protect ourselves — and our partners — while we enjoy sex play with them. Safer sex is for responsible people who care about their and their partners' pleasure and health.
Bt the way, I don’t know about you but I’m not seeing any ads on my TV screen trying to educate me and my kids about AIDS or HIV these days. I’ve said before that we have got to start teaching our children about how important it is to protect their bodies. There is no way around it.
I told my boys that it’s like putting a drop of food coloring into a cup of water. What happens? The water turns from clear to whatever color you dropped into it, right? Ok, now how do you get the color out? You can’t! That’s how I drew a picture for them to see that if you make bad choices and get infected then that’s just the way it is, you’re infected now…period. Your momma and daddy can’t love it away.
I’ll talk more about my views on our children and HIV/AIDS on another day. I just wanted to share that with you this morning. But my kids are awake now and so it’s time for me to cook some breakfast around here! I like to either get up early to write or stay up late because I have less distractions then. So until next time…Peace & Blessing to you and yours.
