Well, in a few weeks, Muddy and I will be sitting down with our eldest to have a talk abut "the birds and the bees". Oh My! Yep - it be that time.:-)
I'll be honest (and maybe I'm not a normal parent) but this whole "sex talk" isn't bothering nor embarrassing me in the least. For the past few months, Muddy and I have been tossing around exactly what we're going to say and how to say it. After all, a child's attention span isn't the greatest in the world - especially with a long winded mother like me.:-)
We both even talked about who had the talk with us. My mom sat down with me and told me the basics about where babies come from and what girls/women go through. However, she neglected to teach me about protection and birth control. Unfortunately, we went to a church at the time that irresponsibly taught the parents that if you teach a child about protection then they'll just be encouraged to have sex even more. So, all of this has got me curious. Who told you guys about "the birds and the beezzz"? Was it something your parents taught you or did your friends fill you in? Maybe it was both?
Posted by Mrs Muddy at May 1, 2006 10:45 PMIt was my parents. And my parents, believe me, are not embarrassed in the least.
Posted by: skywalker at May 2, 2006 07:16 AM"And my parents, believe me, are not embarrassed in the least."
That's cool. It still amazes me to this day how many parents out there are STILL uncomfortable about talking with thier kids about sex/protection/STD's. And most parent *these* days grew up in the 80's at the start of AIDS and should very well understand how important comunication is with their kids on that subject.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at May 2, 2006 08:22 AMI was lucky enough to be indoctrinated by leftist in public schools about STDs. It should be mandatory requirement that all school children recieve indoctrination about sex.
How old is your oldest?
Posted by: mooseboy84 at May 2, 2006 10:08 AM10....so yeah, it's time.
I also don't have a problem with it being taught in schools. As long as they give parents a heads up on what they're going to teach and how and with what materials and give the parents an opportunity to keep the kids home (without it being counted against them) if they so choose - then I don't have a problem with it.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at May 2, 2006 01:49 PMIt should be mandatory that parents use common sense and do it themselves. Shouldn't need the government to do it.
But yeah, if parents won't do it, then they should at least have the option of letting the schools do it. But then, I don't like the government dealing with things the delve into the personal life of anyone so I don't believe public schools should do it. Private schools are a horse of a different color.
I'm sad that you think you were lucky to have a complete stranger tell you about sex. It makes me sad that you think you were lucky to have irresponsible parents. But then, that explains a lot.
Posted by: skywalker at May 2, 2006 09:29 PM"It should be mandatory that parents use common sense and do it themselves. Shouldn't need the government to do it."
True on both points. But (and I knnow you were talking to moose and not me....) schools should highly recomend classes for it.
If a parents want their kids apart of it. Fine.
If not. Fine.
Unfortunatley, I myself didn't learn about different forms of protection until I was in my 20's. I KNEW about them and what they were suppossed to accomplish - but I didn't know how to *properly* use them until I studied it myself. It's amazing how much a person THINKS they know before they look into the facts.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at May 2, 2006 09:57 PMIm glad skywalker had responsible parents.
Im glad you had frank dialogue with your mother about yeast infections, spermicidial jellies and IUDs. I congratulate your father for discussing syphilis, HPV, Herpes and coitus interruptus with you. Im glad your father had the forsight to teach you everything, like how syphilis can be spread on your hands.
Your parents were trully avant garde to teach you everything about sex and human reproduction. Very few mothers are willing to talk about vaginal discharge with their sons.
Posted by: mooseboy84 at May 3, 2006 05:34 AMAnd yet, I don't see that as avante garde.
Posted by: skywalker at May 3, 2006 10:47 AM