You cannot become pregnant when you have pants on.

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Heather Corinna

You cannot become pregnant when you have pants or other kinds of clothing on that covers your genitals.

No, seriously, listen up:

YOU

CANNOT

BECOME

PREGNANT

WHEN

YOU

HAVE

PANTS

ON.

No, not even JUST you but no one else, because you think you are some kind of one-in-a-million-something-or-other: Nobody is that special, not even you. (Which is not to say you are not special: I am sure you are. Just not THAT special.)

Not even unicorns. Or magicians. Or flying pigs. Nobody.

There IS no one-in-a-million-with this. Only a none.

Last time: Were you wearing pants during anything you are worried may have caused pregnancy⁠?

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BECAUSE THAT CANNOT HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE WEARING PANTS.

IT JUST CAN’T.

(To find out⁠ how pregnancy does happen,for real, and all that is required – including an utter lack of pants – have a read here.)

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Sarah Riley

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