ktgrok Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Ok, this is the funnies thing I've read in a while. If you are against even the mention of same gender relations you may not want to read this. It is the innocent questions of a young girl and her liberal mother's desperate attempt to answer them. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/23/sex-education-julia-sweeney?CMP=twt_gu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita in NC Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Funny. You can have such awesome funny conversations with kids. Also, when your teen is being annoying all you have to say is, "Shall we talk about sex ed now." Then they will promptly say, "Okay, I'll shut up now." :D My kids know I have no shame and will talk to them about whatever on an age appropriate level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hysterical! Dh was between meetings and so I read it outloud to him. Just as we were getting to the end, ds 14, who is very sick with a nasty cold and wants the whole house to remain very quiet, came in and asked, "What are you guys laughing at?" We looked at each other and began laughing uproariously. I managed to squeak out, "Tadpoles". He left the room convinced we have lost our minds. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 :thumbup1: I enjoyed it. Thankfully, our "talk" was a little more planned, I don't know how I would do on the spur of the moment ;) and of course kids remember EVERYTHING so the crazy answers would be repeated again and again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 That was great. As the mother of five dd's I can tell you kids will always throw you a curve ball or two. Every single one of them managed to ask some question that I had not thought of an answer to. And frequently they asked questions that set off alarm bells only to find out that their motivation was something as simple as where do they put their legs. You also have to be very careful that your answers are crystal clear and cannot possibly be misunderstood in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 LOL!!!! Best line: "... it's like having a waste treatment plant right next to an amusement park. Terrible town planning." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 "I had possibly implied that there was only one man, some special Man who was used only for this purpose." :lol: I'm teaching a parents' workshop this summer on how to talk to your kids about sex. I have so totally just found my first handout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 :lol: Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hysterical!! A few months ago my ds8 wanted to know how people have s3x. He did not want his sister in on the conversation. We went to my bedroom and sat on the bed while I explained s3x to him. His response? "How can that feel good?? That doesn't sound good at all!!!" He then looked suspiciously at the bed and quietly edged off it. Dd9 has never asked about sex. Dh and I were discussing this a few days ago, and I was wondering aloud whether I should bring the topic up with her. Dh said that the idea of human s3x has probably never occurred to her and that we should let it be until she brings it up. She has not started to develop or exhibit any signs of puberty. I think she probably gets the general idea given that she is a nature documentary fanatic, but as long as she's content not to worry about/discuss it, I'm not going to worry too much. I figure when she starts developing, I will read The Care and Keeping of You with her, as I did with dd16. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Thanks for this. I'm now trying to think of my own sex talk funny. So does anyone have a sex talk funny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I loved the bit about humans being too private for videos, lol! and the girl figuring out . . . alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Once when driving home from the grocery store my youngest boy (age 5 at the time) asked me: Boy: Mom, why do you suck Daddy? Me: What? Boy: You know sux. Me: ???? BigBoy: Mom he means sex. Boy: Yah sux, why do you Sex Daddy. At this point I'm just glad that the question wasn't about sucking. I would have had no idea where he got that question. Just plan sex questions I could handle. It turns out my boy thought sex was something I just did to Daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I anticipate having to have a more serious sex talk in a few years, but as far as mechanics go, my dd 6 is so intensely science-oriented that she talks about mating, eggs, sperm, blastocysts, zygotes, embryos, and fetuses to anyone who will listen. It can be awkward. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgonczi Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I read this and got a good laugh. Then I picked my son up from prek and he proceeds to tell me how they learned about the life cycle of frogs today. He told me all of the steps, minus fertilization. Needless to say I made an immediate decision to just let it go. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I read this and got a good laugh. Then I picked my son up from prek and he proceeds to tell me how they learned about the life cycle of frogs today. He told me all of the steps, minus fertilization. Needless to say I made an immediate decision to just let it go. :001_smile: :lol: what timing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 He then looked suspiciously at the bed and quietly edged off it. :lol: That is so funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 OMG! Tears are rolling down my face from trying to stifle the loud cackles that want to come out and invite my kids to ask "What are you laughing at?" I almost wish my boys were that inquisitive. I figured I would answer questions as they come up. But, my oldest son stopped asking questions about age 6 - he just read instead. He went through a "drawing animals mating" phase at age 5 - too much "Wild Discovery" I guess. Dd10 asks questions, but she hasn't gotten that specific yet. I am sure she has read about it in our human body books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 :lol::lol::lol: I am laughing so hard I am crying! Thank goodness the girls are upstairs! Thank you for sharing that, I know a few other moms who will really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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