Sex talk

supertracylynn
supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
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My kids are getting a little older, and it's getting about time to start thinking about the sex talk...
So I thought I'd come to my "friendly" MFP community and ask some questions about it!


1. How old were you when you got the "sex" or "where babies come from" talk?

2. Do you think you were ready for it, mentally/emotionally?

3. How did you get "the talk"? What was said? Were there graphs and such? Scientific, vague, etc?

4. Is there anything you wish had been said/done differently?

5. How did you give your kid(s) the talk, if you have kids old enough?

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  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
    1.
    I was 9 y/o.
    2.
    No, I don't think I was mentally or emotionally ready for it. ... Knowing what I know now, my mom got her TOM at age 10, and she was giving me my first bra for Christmas, and I was that chubby kid. She probably thought she was saving me from a shock.
    3.
    My mom told me how periods happen while we were wrapping Christmas gifts together. It was SUPER awkward (my mom is a single mom, has been since I was 3, and didn't date... at all), proper terms were used, and I remember thinking "Why is she telling me this, I'm really uncomfortable right now..."
    4.
    Considering how my mom is... She's great, but I almost wish someone else had told me. Because it was so awkward, it really set a bad tone to eventually start talking about sex and ALL the emotional crap that goes with it. It was completely embedded in my mind how uncomfortable I would feel sharing those things with her.
    5.
    Lol, my kids aren't ready for it yet. My oldest child (boy child) is 10. The other night at the dinner table I asked if he wanted me to tell him how babies happen. He adamently told me NNOOOO! He knows I'll tell him the truth, from a scientific standpoint, and all very openly, and that I'll welcome any/all questions that I'll answer to the best of my ability.

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