Since when is sex "worse" than violence???

I have 2 kids.  As a loving mother, I would like to protect them and shield them from the horrors of the world.  But...  you can't protect your kids from everything.  So what do we make the best efforts to shield them from?  Do we "protect" them from beer commercials or from the local news?

I'm sure you can guess my feelings on this.  Sex is natural.  Sex is touching, sweet, and a wonderful part of life.  Violence has nothing good to show for it.  Violence isn't a glorious part of life.  So why would anyone hide sex from their children while allowing them to be exposed to violence?  Why hide where babies come from, but discuss war with them?

Personally, I think that it's important to help our children to understand what's going on in the world, the realities of the world; couched in age-appropriate explanations, of course.  They should know BOTH, though, and they should learn about them the right way.  They should learn that violence isn't desireable, but that sex between consenting adults IS.  That loving someone, and showing it, is a GOOD thing, not something to be hidden.

Or I could just be saying this as an excuse to molest Uncle Walter with impunity.  But really, when you have your own Uncle Walter, why would you need an excuse?

Or I might think it's important to make the kids okay with Mommy and Daddy going out -- with mommy in a corset and lacking panties.  :D

But really, I just think that sex should not be a taboo subject.  I want my kids to know that they can come to me with any questions, and I won't criticize or condemn them for their curiosity or choices.  I want them to know how to protect themselves -- not just from pregnancy or disease, but also from heartbreak.  To understand that love, both the emotional and the physical kind, is the most precious gift that we can give to another person.  And that THAT is okay.

Comments

[jtlitch]

I agree with everything you said, I can only hope that I would be able to follow through with my 2 daughters. I just hope the public school system doesn't try to do that for me and corrupt my kids.

BTW, the "corset, lacking panties" bit is awesome, maybe you need to talk to my woman, lol. Good post, looking forward to reading more.

[The Queen of the Blog]

John,

If the schools DO try to teach them differently, you just reiterate the truth. The schools, though, teach almost NOTHING about sex ed, not really, so you shouldn't worry about it too much. As long as you're willing to talk without embarrassment, they'll listen to you.

My daughter knows everything about "where babies come from" *except* for how the sperm gets to where it meets the egg. She asked me how the baby came out of the uterus (and yes, she knows uterus), even though she was actually watching when her brother was born. I asked her if she was SURE she wanted to know. She said yes, and then when I told her "the vagina", she paused... and said "eeeeeeew". lol

Sometimes it's a corset. Sometimes it's a dress (but still pantiless), and sometimes it's a short black leather skirt, a red corset and thigh-high 5 inch platform heels, which make me look like a VERY cheap hooker. :)

[Gissel]

Can we see pictures of you in that outfit? ;-)

[The Queen of the Blog]

Well, the photos I have of it aren't with the leather skirt, but I do have some. I'll make a post about it later...