A couple weeks ago, my mother and 10-year-old sister came out to visit. My sister recently got the basic sex talk at school, and is filled with questions. Mind you, we are out eating lunch at a restaurant when this is taking place, and my sister is very curious and very blunt with her questions.
Baylie: "Briana, when did you get boobs?"
Briana: "I don't know Baylie, when I was 12?"
Baylie: "oh. I have boobs NOW! I need a bigger bra."
Baylie: "Briana, my teacher who used to be your teacher said she read your article (in the Hants Journal) and says congratulations on trying to have a baby."
Briana: "Tell her I said thank you."
Baylie: "I know you can't CARRY a baby, but isn't that, like, weird? Like you never even had a PERIOD?!?!"
Briana: "It's just the way I was made, I guess."
Mum: "Baylie, everyone is different!"
Baylie: "I know, but that is just.... WEIRD!"
Baylie: "Soooooo.. What does a period even FEEL like?"
Briana: "You are asking the WRONG person that one, Bales."
Baylie: "So, does NANA (our grandmother) have a period??"
Briana: "I don't know Baylie, that's not a question I usually ask my grandmother!"
Baylie: "Mum, will you show me how to put a tampon in when the time comes?"
Briana: "Baylie, they come with instructions."
Mum: "Just read the instructions and you will know how to do it."
Baylie: "Ugh, but that involves READING!! I will just look up a video on how to do it on the internet!"
Briana & Mum: "No!"
And then we changed the subject!!! Waiting for more questions as she gets older and the sex-ed gets more detailed!
Thanks for reading!
Baylie: "Briana, when did you get boobs?"
Briana: "I don't know Baylie, when I was 12?"
Baylie: "oh. I have boobs NOW! I need a bigger bra."
Baylie: "Briana, my teacher who used to be your teacher said she read your article (in the Hants Journal) and says congratulations on trying to have a baby."
Briana: "Tell her I said thank you."
Baylie: "I know you can't CARRY a baby, but isn't that, like, weird? Like you never even had a PERIOD?!?!"
Briana: "It's just the way I was made, I guess."
Mum: "Baylie, everyone is different!"
Baylie: "I know, but that is just.... WEIRD!"
Baylie: "Soooooo.. What does a period even FEEL like?"
Briana: "You are asking the WRONG person that one, Bales."
Baylie: "So, does NANA (our grandmother) have a period??"
Briana: "I don't know Baylie, that's not a question I usually ask my grandmother!"
Baylie: "Mum, will you show me how to put a tampon in when the time comes?"
Briana: "Baylie, they come with instructions."
Mum: "Just read the instructions and you will know how to do it."
Baylie: "Ugh, but that involves READING!! I will just look up a video on how to do it on the internet!"
Briana & Mum: "No!"
And then we changed the subject!!! Waiting for more questions as she gets older and the sex-ed gets more detailed!
Thanks for reading!