when my brother was 6 or 7, he went through a potty mouth period. F--k this, f--k that, everything was f--ked. My parents and the teachers tried everything to get him to stop. Nothing worked, b/c he loved the attention.
He walked up to me one day (I was around 11), calling me an f--k, and I replied "do you know what that word means?" Realizing he had no idea, I proceeded to tell him in GRAPHIC detail what a f--k was.
He was so disgusted, he stopped using the word for several years.
when I was 7, I turned to my dad one day while we were watching TV and said "But daddy, how DOES the sperm get to the egg?" He very patiently (and in retrospect probably a little panicky) explained gently about penises and vaginas and so forth.
I replied "But that is gross!" He replied " Good. Keep thinking that way for at least another 10 years."
The good thing, though Rivka, is that you are a certified sex ed teacher! 'Course, if you feel lost at times, you can imagine how the rest of us feel when faced with these big questions about sex, personal empowerment, sexual relations, and kids.
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He walked up to me one day (I was around 11), calling me an f--k, and I replied "do you know what that word means?" Realizing he had no idea, I proceeded to tell him in GRAPHIC detail what a f--k was.
He was so disgusted, he stopped using the word for several years.
when I was 7, I turned to my dad one day while we were watching TV and said "But daddy, how DOES the sperm get to the egg?" He very patiently (and in retrospect probably a little panicky) explained gently about penises and vaginas and so forth.
I replied "But that is gross!" He replied " Good. Keep thinking that way for at least another 10 years."
The good thing, though Rivka, is that you are a certified sex ed teacher! 'Course, if you feel lost at times, you can imagine how the rest of us feel when faced with these big questions about sex, personal empowerment, sexual relations, and kids.