The problem is that each of us as parents have different views of things. Myself I'm quite liberal in my views. If you were my daughter I think I would prefer you using a vibrator in the safety and comfort of your bedroom. Then working off the sexual frustrations of puberty who knows where with some teenage boy who could get you pregnant or infect you with an STD.
Maybe that's the answer. If you can have an open an honest talk about these things with your mother. Which if your asking for a vibrator, made you can. Then talk to her along those lines. Tell her that all teenagers have sexual frustrations. She may have forgotten what it was like, to be sexually frustrated by the new hormones racing around in your body as a teenager.
Ask her; is it not better that you be in the privacy of your room taking care of your sexual frustrations safely? Rather than succumbing to the advances of some horny teenage boy? You know it is wrong to have sex at your age but your only human and if you don't do something to relieve the sexual tension you have your going to explode. A little melodramatic but you get my thoughts.
Avoid using words like masturbate, fingering, masturbation. Don't volunteer unless you are a virgin what your virginity status is. If you are no longer a virgin be honest and tell her if she asks. Tell her something to the effect that yes you've had sex, it was wrong and you want a vibrator to avoid having sex in the future. This would certainly cause me to change my mind if I thought giving you a vibrator was the prelude to the real thing. Which is what I'm thinking your mom might be thinking.
I have to say again in my house we were a lot more liberal about these things, something my wife and I discussed before we ever had children. The facts of life are just that, the facts of life. As parent we felt we had to be ready to deal with them in a real world manner. We wanted to keep our children safe from unwed pregnancy and STDs and we did.
As I said above each parent is different and my wife and I were no exception. Your question has not real answer other than be honest with mom as to why you want one. Make a good case for wanting one as in the example I gave you. Then maybe mom will change her mind. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
Matt answered Saturday January 21 2012, 11:26 pm: Ask her to buy you condoms.
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