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Thank goodness I don't have to do that again for 10 more years
The previous post I put in here kinda sparked a new kind of paranoia and nervousness in me. My adopted daughter is 16 and I know I've got to sit her down to do "The Talk".
My mom never had to do "The Talk" with me as I kinda figured things out for my self. She was, however, a big believer of practicing safe sex and I tell you, nothing can be a bigger display of it than having your 16th birthday cake decorated with foiled up lubricated rubbers. Toss in a mom who's giving them away as party favors, and you've got yourself the most humiliating birthday that is the talk of the whole high school for 2 years running.
Hubby and I had to do it last night and believe you me, it was all kinds of awkward. As if talking about sex to your daughter wasn't awkward enough, I had to run my big mouth off by saying "Hey, if it's a chick you like, we'll be more than supportive too!" I know I could place that in a better light than that. Her mother's a huge GLBT supporter and I made gay relationships sound like a freaking dinner choice between fish or chicken.
She was very gracious about it, and I know for a fact that she's indulged me and even offered a gratuitous smile. I think she spent the next ten minutes chortling and dying of laughter in her room after the whole fiasco.
Now, my other daughter is just 5, so thank god I still have 10 more years to practice.
My mom never had to do "The Talk" with me as I kinda figured things out for my self. She was, however, a big believer of practicing safe sex and I tell you, nothing can be a bigger display of it than having your 16th birthday cake decorated with foiled up lubricated rubbers. Toss in a mom who's giving them away as party favors, and you've got yourself the most humiliating birthday that is the talk of the whole high school for 2 years running.
Hubby and I had to do it last night and believe you me, it was all kinds of awkward. As if talking about sex to your daughter wasn't awkward enough, I had to run my big mouth off by saying "Hey, if it's a chick you like, we'll be more than supportive too!" I know I could place that in a better light than that. Her mother's a huge GLBT supporter and I made gay relationships sound like a freaking dinner choice between fish or chicken.
She was very gracious about it, and I know for a fact that she's indulged me and even offered a gratuitous smile. I think she spent the next ten minutes chortling and dying of laughter in her room after the whole fiasco.
Now, my other daughter is just 5, so thank god I still have 10 more years to practice.
