So recently, due to a several *ahem* events…and *ahem* questions….um….well. We sat down with Flower and had a little talk about the Birds and the Bees.
Thankfully, we’ve had a little experience in this department as our older two have already had the talk and we felt pretty confident about our approach. First, we covered it’s purpose – which is really about making babies. Then it’s important to talk about what makes up a family, starting with the Mommy and the Daddy. We made sure to cover how God made it so that it takes TWO people to make a baby because that’s how He intended for the family to be structured. We talked about the importance of being ready to be a parent before having s*x and the sacred responsibility that is involved in being a parent. We stressed the importance of being married; VERY important.
Then came the nuts and bolts (so to speak). I don’t think you need me to go into detail here but if you do, send me an email and we’ll set up a time (hee!).
After that, we covered how the WORLD views s*x. The importance of understanding that it is not “dirty” or “bad” but something important and sacred to marriage and family. We expressed our hope that she would come to us if she had any questions later on and not listen to the stories or misleading information that kids at school (or anywhere) might want to share.
Whew – it’s exhausting for sure. There’s so much information involved and this talk can be stressful for both us and our kid.
She did pretty well. She listened intently and with solemn eyes. She absorbed quietly.
And so then we asked, just to review, when would she be ready for s*x?
She pondered for a minute and said, “Well. If he has a nice car. And a good job.”
AUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
Was she even in the same room with us??!! And so, back to the drawing board we went…
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