At What Age Did You Learn about the Birds and the Bees?

• I Am Ahab

  Who the hell hijacked your password and wrote that?
• sportchampps

  never got the talk but in first grade i was watching a sitcom and asked what a condom was and got that speech so i guess that was the closest i got to a speech
• I Am Ahab

  Belly35;825355 wrote:I was mature and much older looking than my age, worked with older boys picking berries, plowing fields and mix cement at the age of 9 years old, had older cousins and friends, coming from a single parent environment with little control not much had to be said. Getting laid at 10 years old from experienced older girl the encounter was a learning adventure. Moving from the country to the city housing project provided addition learning adventures.
  
  Now as a parent of three girls … and the knowledge of my past. We (wife and I) provide at an early age 10 years old the Christian value of marriage, pride for self, demanding respect from others, physical difference, potential dangers and moral values lessons. We provide love, caring and open conversation in the family ….
  
  Once they walked out that door there are only two modes of protection :
  The hope that they listened and learned
  Everything is in God hands
  
  As a dad I took my daughters out for their first date: Father /daughter date 12 years old
  We when to the finest restaurant, she could order anything on the menu, on that date I presented to my daughter a gold cross w/diamonds necklace. All of this I had hope would make a lasting impression and set the standard for the future. This was also the rite of passage to start dating and the trust that I have in them to be mature, responsible individuals with this freedom.

  
  Who the hell hijacked your password and wrote that? But seriously, pretty cool.
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  I learned everything in the fifth grade from Beth M. while spending a week of recesses on the wall (punishiment for B&E of a teachers room to get playground balls to play dodgeball after school). I don't know who told her all this stuff but she was very detailed and I had to spend the second half of each day that week hiding behind my trapper keeper.
• zambrown

  

  Con_Alma;825368 wrote:We never stop talking about it. We look for opportunities to address certain things. I don't know how old they were but it's not like one big talk. It's a constant ongoing dialogue.

  
  This. There was never a pivotal moment for "The Talk", it's been something we have been very honest and open about since he was old enough to understand the rudimentary basics. As he aged and matured, so have the discussions.
  
  As for me, it was probably about 5 the first time it was brought up, but my parents were much more embarrassed and reluctant to really TALK about it. More like a quick lecture and then split. LOL
• FatHobbit

  

  I don't remember how old I was, but I was pretty young. My mom worked third shift, so she slept most of the day and my dad was at work. I found a hustler in the closet and knew I shouldn't look at it, so I woke my mom up and asked her if it was ok. She wasn't really awake and just said 'sure, go ahead'. I'm sure all she wanted was to go back to sleep but I had never seen anything like that before. lol
• Fab4Runner

  

  Never had an official talk. I have a good relationship with my parents so if there was ever a question I would ask them. I knew I didn't want to have sex when I was in high school. I never dated anyone seriously or long term so in a way there wasn't really much to talk about.
  
  These days I am probably too open with my mom and stepdad lol. And my siblings, too. I will say pretty much anything in front of all of them.
• I Wear Pants

  adog;825352 wrote:What?! You mean PARENTS are supposed to teach their kids this? I thought this was the job of our public schools.....

  Why in the hell can't it be both?
• Con_Alma

  I Wear Pants;827198 wrote:Why in the hell can't it be both?

  It can and is but I don't want it to be. Shouldn't I get to decide?