The Talk

My children are 11.5 and almost 10 and they've never heard the word Sex. Seriously. We don't talk about it and they don't watch movies or shows with it in there. So they have no idea what it is. That is, until yesterday. *gulp*

Hubs and I have dragged our feet all school year. We knew it needed to be addressed, but we didn't wanna do it. Sassy's only in 4th grade, so we knew she didn't have to know yet. But Shooter is in 6th grade and is going to the youth group, for the first time, this week. So he needed to be told. What if the youth pastor talked about it in his message and my poor son has no idea what it was. I'd hate for him to be embarrassed. But he really isn't mature for the conversation, but it has to be done.

I took Sassy out yesterday so the boys could talk. So in between buying sewing baskets and dance tights, I managed to tell her everything, well almost everything. She didn't wanna know the full thing. But I gave her what she wanted. She was mortified!! :) I told her about what's going on with her body and what to expect as she gets older. We read "The Care and Keeping of you" together. She has come to the realization and she hates being a girl. Girls have if rough. :)

I was trying to be serious but not make her nervous. She was doing ok, til I told her that when a husband and wife have sex, that it feels good. I had to pop her eyes back in her head and pick her jaw up before I stepped on it. She thought that it was something we had to do, not something we wanted to do. But once she got past that, she was fine. That is until she got home and wanted to read "The Wonderful Way God made Babies." I got to one part, the part she didn't wanna know about, and asked her if she really wanted to hear this. She did and she was ever more grossed out. :) Again, I tried to remain calm and not laugh. But it was so hard. I kinda wish I had a video going. But she was sweet, she said that she thought sex had to do with our hearts connecting. Sweet, huh?

But all in all she was ok with everything. Shooter did well, with Hubs, but was upset about body hair. Arm pit hair in particular. :) That kid is funny. He was also grossed out at some parts, but he said he knew he needed to know, so that was OK by him. Some other things were said, but if I blog them, they may never forgive me. But hubs and I laughed all night long recounting what they said. They are so innocent, their questions and fears were funny. But we all survived.

Now the rest of the year should be a cake walk....