Weekend Winddown

I was talking with one of my associates this weekend and the subject of telling your partner or friend or potential date that you have genital herpes came up again.  He brought up how easy it is just let it stay in the back ground and not talk about it.  It was also discussed that some folks my not know they have it and pass it on without knowing it.  He still feels that people judge harshly those who have it.  This whole conversation brought back the main reason for Weekend Winddown, why it has been brought into existence.  So that people can talk with people who not only understand but have the condition or are intimate with someone who has the condition.  Bottom line is people who matter to you need to know you have it.  There is no reason to keep it hidden any longer, I am sure this is a conversation that will be had many time over the next few years.

This was written by a friend of a friend and I have edited names out but otherwise left the content intact.  I am looking forward to many more stories like this one as people realize this is the right answer.

Hi Court,

I wanted to pass on my opinion on a story I read this past week.

I wanted to pass on an e-mail that I had recieved from a young women in our countries service, I have left her name off the post but I am sure you will see her profile on the site soon.  The following is word for word what she said to me.

As a father of two daughters with genital herpes I cannot stress how important it is for there to be someone to talk with.  It is a way for them feel re-connected with the world, feel like they are not alone or out casts.  At first I wanted to blame the girls for not being responsable, but after doing a little reserch on the subject and talking with the doctor about it I soon relized that I was the one who was not being understanding, I was the one doing the blaming and not listening.  This condition can and will happen to anyone at anytime and the more you as a person understands it the better off  you as a  parent and your children will be.  Look the facts up on the net, 1 in 3 sexual active folks under the age of 25 have it.  This means look around you in a store and 1 in 3 of those folks have genital herpes and that number will only go up. All I ask is for people to take the time to educate themselves and be understanding.