Monday Question: "So, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much..."
This week the lovely Dollymixers share with us...
"Did your parents talk to you about 'the birds and the bees' when you were younger?"
Susi Weaser:
They did. I cried.
Isabelle O'Carroll:
I got given two Usborne books when I was in my tweens, by which time we'd covered it at school anyway.
Katie Lee:
Not really - I lived on a small holding with lots of animals. You tend to get the gist very early on.
Katie Button:
I think my mum might have, but must have been quite cool about it, as I have no painful memories.
Keris Stainton:
I don't remember them doing and I doubt it. I think I picked stuff up watching Dallas and Dynasty.
Cate Sevilla:
No one really ever explained it all to me. I just read the dictionary and my best friend and I would steal our mothers' Daniel Steel novels.
Katherine Hannaford:
My Mum is a nurse, so has always been very upfront and frank about these things. I don’t remember a time in my life where I didn’t actually know about my body, sex, periods et al, I must learnt at a very young age. Having said that, I do remember Mum giving me one of those Where Do Babies Come From? books when I was about six.
Abi Silvester:
Absolutely. My sister was born when I was four, so naturally, they explained to me where she’d come from by means of a book aimed at young children which talked about the entire process from conception to birth in appropriate language and pictures. I think it is utterly irresponsible for parents to do anything other than what mine did, and was horrified when I found out during sex ed. classes that some girls had got to age 9 or 10 without knowing anything about where babies came from or even their own rapidly approaching menstrual cycle.
Amber McNaught:
No, thank God. I found out all by myself.
Alex Roumbas:
don’t remember them doing so. I think they trusted my school and justifiably; I’ve never had much confusion in that area. I think they would have done if I’d asked, with only some embarrassment and evasion!
Charlotte Howells:
Er, probably. Do I want to relive it? I think not.
Laura Street:
My Mother bought me a book called ‘Lets talk about sex’, my Dad just ignored the situation and continues to.
Zara Rabinowicz:
Well my mum was a science teacher so she helpfully showed me the science reproductive pages which made me confused about estrogen and chromosomes
My parents never talked about sex in a serious way ever, I stumbled across a porn video belonging to my uncle when I was fairly young and vividly answered all my questions on how sex was possible.
My eight year old son is obviously picking up titbits from the playground and little questions are cropping up now and then which I been trying to answer truthfully albeit a little awkwardly trying not to "gross" him out as he puts it.
Posted by: Christina F | September 24, 2007 7:12 PM