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What do you title a post that involves teaching your kids about sex in front of your in-laws?
July 5, 2009
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Stopped over to say Happy Fourth!
Also, must hear end of this story. I do not spend time with in-laws during vacation time too often.
Thank you for dealing with that so forthrightly. That being said, my inner Puritan’s head just exploded.
You mean you didn’t have the “size does matter” talk with your daughter?
And you call yourself a mother.
Congratulations on handling that with grace.
I try to be mostly honest with my kids about this sort of stuff though my youngest can’t get past the bathroom humor of it all and I am much more vague with him.
My big fear is that they will ask such questions, not in front of my MIL who was a nurse and will handle that sort of question naturally, but in front of my mother, who believed that ignorance was the best protection.
Pure grace under pressure, that’s what you are!
You handled that fabulously. Also sounds as though you’ve got a great set of inlaws!
That is freaking awesome. I hope to be as cool as you when I grow up. Now I am thankful that my guys haven’t asked about how babies get into tummies, only the exit route. After a brief discussion of how babies are born my son declared it to be gross and asked why he couldn’t be cut out instead.
Ada has started to ask about how babies are made, and I tend to follow a similar tactic of honesty in such matters. Therefore I will be sending her to your house for answers.
My Mother still won’t talk about it – she doesn’t believe children should know those things, even when they are 30-something and 7 months pregnant. It makes my head hurt.
I plan to be honest w/Stella when she begins to ask those questions. We’ll see how that goes.
But what about the cabbage patch? Isn’t there a cabbage patch involved somehow?
I don’t have any of the children myself, but I was pretty sure there was cabbage.
LOL!!
I try to do the same with TB, allways telling him the truth as things go. Unfortunately my wife and in-laws thing the fantasy side of things is more apropriate for a 5 year old…
He takes both parts and uses the one that is more convenient for him depending on the situation…
the manipulative thing!!!
LOL!
It does depend. Also, size matters.
Here’s hoping your in-laws already knew the facts of life before your discourse.
Wow. I don’t think I would have handled it as well as you.
I would have ran out of the room with a bathroom emergency or something.
Oh dang. Much as I laud you for your honesty with your children (which is clearly working in their favour, since they’re not shy about asking what they want to know), I’m extremely grateful that my girls haven’t demanded this level of honesty.
DEAR GOD. That is all.
LMFAO ahhhh the joys of sex talks and parenting. Dontcha just love it? LOL
Just found your blog, and I nearly DIED reading this. Ah…kids!
lmao!
you’re killing me.
I was with you on the whole “honesty” and “accuracy” thing. Then this happened:
http://www.suburbankamikaze.com/suburban_kamikaze/2009/07/how-to-explain-sex-toys-to-your-children-on-the-spot-without-panicking-obfuscating-or-careening-wild.html
That’s funny! Good job though. I think that you need to submit this to Beyond Birds and Bees.
http://beyondbirdsbees.com/share-your-story/
you HAVE to read my post. it’s what’s going to happen when your kids become teenagers and bust you!!
i’m laughing…so hard right now.
You’re lucky. My daughter’s next question, at four, was “What does it feel like” and yes, there were others present. She’s got two of her own now. I can’t wait for payback. And for the record, I told her it felt good.
Matter of factly as best you could and exactly as you did the right thing.
Wouldn’t it be nice to solve the worlds
problems with such ease?