When I was young, I was insistent that any man that wanted to marry me must be tested for the HIV virus. It was going to be mandatory to become my husband. And I was NOT going to budge on this for anyone no matter how handsome or charming he was.
It isn't a laughing matter, but the fact that I was determined that this was of upmost importance to me makes me laugh.
I thought about that today and I believe this is the first time it has crossed my mind since I was in elementary school.
But not to be worried, I had resolved that even if he did test positive I would still marry him because love is bigger than illness. We just wouldn't have sex.
Silly little me.
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Interestingly enough, for much of MY life, I was convinced (and terrified) that somehow I HAD HIV/AIDS. I had no reason to believe I had it and had done nothing to have contracted it. I just guess the teachers of sex ed in 5th grade really scared me with it.
I thought about that for the first time when I got pregnant and had to have a bunch of bloodwork done. And in KY, an HIV test is mandatory when you're pregnant. So I kind of thought to myself when that was done, "Oh yeah. In middle school and high school I used to be so afraid I had that!"
So you didn't get Brad tested!? :)
I thought about blood test too when I was younger. Not so much HIV test but blood test before marriage. I saw it on Problem Child.
I must have been a strange kid:)
FUNNY!
I think everyone our age was nervous about HIV back then because Jesse on "Life Goes On" got it and Becca decided to date him anyways. It was scary.
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