(photo by jaysieta)
Our process of creating the documentary film To and From: HIV AIDS in the Philippines, has us thinking critically about every aspect of human nature. It's pretty insane when you think about it: 1 choice can determine whether your life goes down path A or B. It can be any number of different scenarios:
(1) you have found the partner of your dreams. your compatibility is magnetic and you know this is the person you want to live the rest of your life with. you want kids and the whole family, but right now just isn't the right time for you and your partner, mentally or financially.
(2) you have a found a partner out of comfort and co dependency. you have no intentions of long-term with this partner, but for the time being, they fulfill your immediate needs.
(3) you have met a complete stranger. you've been out a couple times and the chemistry is decent. now this potential partner is putting on 'the moves'... is now the right time to be intimate?
Then comes the s-e-x. Yet, at times, our animal instincts have the ability turn off our consciousness. Sometimes we can forget, that this one decision can change the course of the rest of our lives. Whether it's to put on that condom to prevent from HIV or other STI's or whether it's to use birth control because you and your partner just aren't ready for a family yet, these are simple actions that can affect complex situations.
Lately, I've been in the company several young parents... observing their daily lives, how their daily thinking is in constant negotiations, and how much WORK it all is... this has been like family planning 101. I trip out at the fact that my moms had three children before she turned 25, I have no idea how she did it. I have no idea how any parent does it. Ya'll get blue ribbons in my book :)
And for those who aren't ready for the blue ribbons...
maybe the colorful rubbers will suffice?
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