The No-No topic? S-E-X ?

[Certain Hope]

 

you'uns are gettin mighty rascally over here!

Love,
Carolyn

P.S.  Glad you clarified that useage of the word "know".... lol

[gratitude28]

Cat,
With the kids I am completely up front... IF they know what they are asking. When my son was younger, he used to ask about where babies came from... I would tell him that women had eggs, that men had sperm, etc. It was until, a year or more later, when he started asking, But HOW.... that I answered THE question. And he replied, "EWWWWW - you mean you did that TWICE????"
Both of my kids know some about sex. I wish my daughter would ask some more questions. I have told her when she wants to know something, to please ask me.
I also limit what they watch for movies and TV (my parents did little of that), so they aren't confronted with it every day.
There is always that bit of oddness when you have to ask your kids to give you some more personal space... when they touch you too closely or stand too close.
Soooo.... I don't make a big deal out of it all... And I plan to do something an older and wiser friend told me about when they are older... I will keep a journal with them in which they can ask me questions and I will answer and we will not discuss it out loud. I thought that was so smart of her.
You guys are the best
Love, Beth

[teartracks]

Hi Beth,

Reminiscing a little here.  I'll never forget when my youngest son at about age eight gave me his version of what went on between moms and dads that made babies.  He dumped all of his knowledge on the subject in one fell swoop around the dinner table with me, his brother who was two years older and sister who was four years older.  His version was so funny!  I held my composure,  but I had a heck of a time holding back laughter.   His explanation of sex came on the heels of the boys letting a couple of four letter words fly between them.  After I corrected them,  he, the youngest, said with complete confidence, something to the effect, mom, not only do I know all these words you aren't wise to, but I know all there is to know about sex too.  Then he gave his explanation.  For his age, he had a reasonably accurate idea of it, but his presentation of the process cracked me up.  He was a very confident child.  I think the thing that made it so funny (to me) was the way his confidence and naivete popped up equally strong simultaneously. 

tt

   

[gratitude28]

tt,
That sounds like my daughter!!!! (Also the youngest). She came home from school after a child in class had mentioned sex and said she knew what it was. When we were alone in the car, I asked her what she knew about it - and she said it was "kissing and other stuff." I couldn't get much more out of her... but asked her to ask me if she had ideas. She has that confidence, too.
Love, Beth

[lighter]

::Crossing self and cringing::

The diregard some sick individuals have for everyone around them.....

truly horrifying and I've seen it up close..... seen it's destructive forces at work. 

I think I have to skip this thread, for now... dear Izzy.

Lighter

[Izzy_*now*]

Fair enough, lighter

I hope I didn't open any wounds

Love IZ