The first experience I had with this topic was when I was around 6 years old. I had heard a friend use the S word, so I asked my mother what she was talking about. Her reply:
Don't you EVER say that word EVER EVER AGAIN!!!!
And now, being 21, I can safely assume that that was to be the extent of my parental sex education, as I've not heard a word on the topic since. I thought I was sick or something when I got my period (at 10, pretty young, but I should have been taught SOMETHING by then), and I didn't tell my mom about it for three days. She could not have handled it more poorly than this.
No matter what you do, tell your kids at least something!! My mom is quite lucky she popped out a smart one, because I know too many young ladies in the same situation that thought doing jumping jacks after sex was a good birth control method. They had just never been exposed to any truth about sex and were too scared by their parents' attitudes to ask questions.
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The first experience I had with this topic was when I was around 6 years old. I had heard a friend use the S word, so I asked my mother what she was talking about. Her reply:
Don't you EVER say that word EVER EVER AGAIN!!!!
And now, being 21, I can safely assume that that was to be the extent of my parental sex education, as I've not heard a word on the topic since. I thought I was sick or something when I got my period (at 10, pretty young, but I should have been taught SOMETHING by then), and I didn't tell my mom about it for three days. She could not have handled it more poorly than this.
No matter what you do, tell your kids at least something!! My mom is quite lucky she popped out a smart one, because I know too many young ladies in the same situation that thought doing jumping jacks after sex was a good birth control method. They had just never been exposed to any truth about sex and were too scared by their parents' attitudes to ask questions.
April 20, 2009 - 3:51pmThis Comment
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