Comments on: Not Talking to Kids About Sex http://www.blisstree.com/articles/not-talking-to-kids-about-sex/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:30:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.blisstree.com/articles/not-talking-to-kids-about-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-240795 Kelly Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:07:10 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=80919#comment-240795 I think quite a few of our generation never had "the talk." When your mom was growing up, sex wasn't something that was discussed in the open as it is now. Parents today are getting more of a push to talk openly with the kids. My parents didn't mention it to me either. For generations, mothers told girls to "close your eyes and think of England." We've come a long way from that. Sadly, I learned my first ideas about sex from abuse. It's easy to ask "what if" about our childhood, but I think I turned out ok. Look forward. When you become a mom, you'll be better prepared to have an open parent-child conversation about sex. I think quite a few of our generation never had “the talk.” When your mom was growing up, sex wasn’t something that was discussed in the open as it is now. Parents today are getting more of a push to talk openly with the kids. My parents didn’t mention it to me either.

For generations, mothers told girls to “close your eyes and think of England.” We’ve come a long way from that.

Sadly, I learned my first ideas about sex from abuse. It’s easy to ask “what if” about our childhood, but I think I turned out ok.

Look forward. When you become a mom, you’ll be better prepared to have an open parent-child conversation about sex.

]]> By: Michelle Smith http://www.blisstree.com/articles/not-talking-to-kids-about-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-240424 Michelle Smith Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:37:22 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=80919#comment-240424 I get the feeling that you are comfortable with sex from the posts that you write, Aly. It's unfortunate that you were not able to have that talk with your mom, but you probably were able to talk to friends, etc. Or you got that way on your own, however it happened, you sound good to me. Dreaming about what could be, that's just something that we women do. Dating, meeting someone, it's so hard. Hold onto the maybes, they will become more concrete someday. It's interesting that you mention soaps as part of your education, because I can remember watching the Guiding Light and seeing a shirtless Phillip and thinking, holy cow, can't wait until I get to sleep next to one of those. I get the feeling that you are comfortable with sex from the posts that you write, Aly. It’s unfortunate that you were not able to have that talk with your mom, but you probably were able to talk to friends, etc. Or you got that way on your own, however it happened, you sound good to me.

Dreaming about what could be, that’s just something that we women do. Dating, meeting someone, it’s so hard. Hold onto the maybes, they will become more concrete someday.

It’s interesting that you mention soaps as part of your education, because I can remember watching the Guiding Light and seeing a shirtless Phillip and thinking, holy cow, can’t wait until I get to sleep next to one of those.

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