OPP-Should This Uncle Get Involved?

On Other People's Problems, a man is wondering if he should help out his nephew. He is worried the boy's parents won't help and that the situation could get even worse.

My nephew is 15 and asked me to tell him how to put on and use a condom and to buy him some. I’m his favorite uncle and we’re more like buddies than “uncle” and “nephew.” His folks are not only strict, they’re from a different century. They won't even entertain the idea of "going to Oklahoma" outside of marriage. Anything else is a sin. I love my brother and his wife, but they could loosen up on the boy. Our folks have asked my brother numerous times to go easy on their son. I’m stuck. I don’t know whether to get between my nephew and his folks and “encourage” his independence and safety, or to delay his curiosity and experimenting, or worse, narc on him to his folks. I'm proud of him for being responsible and wanting to be safe. I think it's naive in this day and age to think that someone is going to wait until they are married. But at the same time, 15 is really young. I don't want him to make a mistake and end up being a dad at 15. I'm afraid if I don't help him, he could end up not using one at all. I also want to be respectful of my brother. Please help. I don't know what to do.

Signed,
Uncertain Uncle

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