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Mindygirl

The Birds and Bees.....

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When did your parents explain sex, or did they ever?
I had a conversation last night and this subject came up.
I remember watching my mother apply her makeup in the bathroom mirror as I sat on the floor. Out of the blue she started explaining things to me. I couldn't have been much older than 8 or 9 at the time and while I knew that Katie from school was incorrect that babies hatched out in cabbage patches, I still was clueless to the exact process.
I look back on this and I think its cool how she told me and when she told me, before I had formed certain opinions on it.
Several weeks ago I had a talk with my 6 year old nephew. He asked me what a pimp is. I told him to ask his dad, and I haven't heard anything about it since then....


"I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets."

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My parents didn't tell me anything. I suspected you could get pregnant by standing too close to the microwave.

I didn't figure out the mechanics of sex until I was almost twelve and swiped a copy of "Girls and Sex" from my older sister's bedroom.
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My mother bought a book and read it to me, chapter by chapter, over a period of 6 weeks. Of course, I'd found the book by the end of the second week. I was about 9. We also used to have "To be a Woman" videos at school, and they'd hand out free samples of Modess at the end. Since I was only in 4th grade, I was mortified.

My father told my brothers in about 10 minutes. Rumor has it my little brother came out of the bedroom, went to my mother, and said "I'm never getting married! :)
I tried to start talking about it to my son when he was 8; he told me he already knew everything. How? He taught himself :D. It was hard to keep a straight face.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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I can't remember specifically. I learned to read when I was 4 and I seem to remember even when I was 5 we had a book that explained everything. RTFM, as they say!;)



Same here. Had some kind of encyclopedia type "the human body" book when I was a kid. Probably kindergarten age.

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Hmm..my parents didn't really teach me anything. I got the basic "he puts his thing in your thing" and that's about it. I recall asking if it hurt, and my mom saying, "Would I have had you three if it did?" LOL! :D I do remember trying to look up blow job once also when I was a kid because I thought I knew what it was, but it didn't make sense that they called it a blow job! :D:$

I've explained things to my daughter already who just turned 11 a couple of days ago, and my son knows the basics as well. And no, I have NOT explained blow jobs and hope I don't have to any time soon!

Pammi


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A friend of mine said that the "open book" ended when her 4-year-old son asked if he could inspect her birth canal :S

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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I vividly remember... my mother is a midwife so she thinks of all 'child-bearing' related topics in a very matter-of-factl, insensitive way. I was 4 years old and I was in my parents bathroom watching them get ready when the thought 'where do babies' first played in my mind. So I asked and my mother who, very matter of factly, told me, everything. I remember looking at my father, looking back at my mother, and feeling so disgusted with the two of them! Again, I was four! Instinctually, I understood it to be a good thing, but my innocent mind could not accept it.

How about the first time you got the mother/daughter talk talk (or for men - the father/son version)? You know the one, where they tell you 'you can always come to them for help' blah blah blah - I was 11. We were in Philly, my father and brother left the hotel and I was held hostage, screaming quietly, and she wouldn't stop. augh! it was horrible. 15 years later and I still shudder at the uncomfortable memory.

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Ummm -- Conway???? Mind where you put the comments:ph34r: Yours came right above my signature in what you copied, leading to some very interesting speculation.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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Several weeks ago I had a talk with my 6 year old nephew. He asked me what a pimp is. I told him to ask his dad




WHAT? You mean you didn't tell him that a pimp was a bad ass Freeflyer with mad style and smooth moves?:D;)
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My neighbor taught me about the birds and the bees. He had me come over after school sometimes and would give me candy if I would let him give me a bath. I thought that it was weird that he didn't want me to tell my parents or teachers though, I figured that they didn't know yet either. So I've known for a long time.

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As entertaining as this post is, I didnt write it. Some hoser got my password somehow and was posting in my name. At least he was funny and not a prick.:P

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