Somehow I’ve known all along that kids don’t stay kids for long (I know I’m a genius), but I didn’t expect to get ‘educated’ about various sexual subjects by a twelve-year-old boy. More importantly… my twelve-year-old boy. When this school year started, so did the questions, comments and many many talks about girls. And recently he started to offer his version of what sex is, how and why it’s done.
Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy that he is talking about it at all and especially with me, however he seems to be not only extremely opinionated but also very confident in his understanding of sexual activities… Today he announced that he understands why boys are always supposed to do nice things for girls, but you never see girls doing anything nice for the boys. When I asked why that is he whispered: “Girls do nice things for the boys in the bedroom, Mom!”
Not only did I throw up in my mouth a little upon hearing this, I also decided that as much as I wanted to know where, how and who told him that, I probably should end the conversation instead… Unfortunately for me, my son was not about to let it go as he continued to inform me that he is about to be a man (with his impending Bar Mitzvah coming up), and therefore has the right to talk about sex! God help me. So, I went ahead against my better judgement and asked where he heard that, to which he immediately replied: “My friend Michael! He knows everything Mom”.
Oh well, when you got a friend like Michael… who needs proper sex education?
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