[Ava]

I told my mom I would consider getting a Pap smear once I've already seen the doctor and am used to them. Unfortunately, since I am on government assistance, it's not likely the doctor I will see will still be there if I come back and get a Pap smear next year...!!! >:(

And I agree with you both!
I think we need better sex education in schools. I also wish we were taught about domestic violence and abuse, how to spot it, and how to get out of it. You know? When I was a teen, sexual abuse was never ever discussed. A lot of people my age at that time had very skewed ideas of what qualified as abuse. Bullying wasn't really discussed either, neither was gender identity...

We've come a long way as a society, though!
I graduated high school in 2013, so I don't know what they are teaching in schools now, but I hope it's gotten better