Educating someone else's teen...

[clovergirl5]

Defendant: "Honest Judge, I was just talking about menstruation."

Judge: "How dare you speak about Aunt Flo when she is not present to defend herself!!! I am sentencing you to 30 lashes with a wet tampon"

I am ready to take my points now and sit in the naughty chair

I don't think we are in Disney anymore

 

[golfgal]

My poor DH - good thing he had two older sisters! I can't tell you how many times he's been sent to the store, and had to call me while in the aisle, and try to figure out what I want! Once time he brought home slender tampons, for teens. Poor dd13 was mortified when I told him that after 5 kids, a sneeze would make that shoot out of me!

Were there any boys around when you said that

My DH would have been MORTIFIED if first, I asked him to do that, second, made that comment.

 

[clovergirl5]

My poor DH - good thing he had two older sisters! I can't tell you how many times he's been sent to the store, and had to call me while in the aisle, and try to figure out what I want! Once time he brought home slender tampons, for teens. Poor dd13 was mortified when I told him that after 5 kids, a sneeze would make that shoot out of me! :rotfl2:

Im crying...so true, so true!

 

[golfgal]

Im crying...so true, so true!

I had all of my kids via C-Section so I can sneeze when necessary.

 

[ginna74]

My poor DH - good thing he had two older sisters! I can't tell you how many times he's been sent to the store, and had to call me while in the aisle, and try to figure out what I want! Once time he brought home slender tampons, for teens. Poor dd13 was mortified when I told him that after 5 kids, a sneeze would make that shoot out of me!

Is soooooo glad I am fixed and not dealing with that!!!! Can I say then men in my house weren't mortified anymore when I wasn't, they just weren't around so much in emergencies, they heard about it then a wind would take them away to their hiding spots...

 

[clovergirl5]

I had all of my kids via C-Section so I can sneeze when necessary.

Lucky you! 3 natural and 2 c/s...sneezing and or coughing could cause an explosion so to speak!

 

[Buckalew11]

Maybe the kid is just asking to get a rise out of the OP.

Well, good for the OP, it didn't get a rise out of her.

I was in the store one night and 3 teen boys came up in the line behind me with a few items one of which was tampons. The poor cashier was a teen about their age. The were asking all kinds of crude questions (even while I was still checking out)and having a good ol' laugh about the subject. I really wish I can remember how our conversation went...I suppose they were taking them to someone's yard or car or something. An expensive thing to use if you ask me. That was definitely to get a rise out her and I.

So if the14 years old girlfriend of your son calls and asks you what she would have to do to get his ....... working you would sit back and give her a full explanation or would you scratch behind your ears?

This whole story raises only red flags in my humble opinion.

That is comparing apples to oranges. Maybe even apples to peanuts...
He wasn't asking anything about sex. He asked about periods and moodiness. You need to go google it yourself.

I agree it's not a a normal convo for boy to have with anyone

I'll agree with you there. But some kids will ask anything. Esp. nowadays. They're exposed to so much. While I think it is odd for him to ask her, I don't thik she did anything wrong.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

See now all those (a few here) self righteous parents who think it is okay to "tell them" what they think is simply no big deal and should be shouted from the rooftops is exactly the opposite kind of person that I would ever want talking to my kids about anything reproductive or otherwise. I would prefer that my children learn in a particular way and just because we are friends that wouldn't mean that I agree with the way you might be so flip about things etc.
I don't care how natural things are etc. some conversations simply should not be happening with people like your girlfriend's mother. It is not yours or anyone's job to tell the kid so they will be able to buy tampons for his future wife. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.

I also (along with many others) would be beyond po'd if my child got an earful about erections and female arousal etc. from any child's parent. I don't care what anyone says about a trusted adult etc. that is not a conversation anyone should have with someone else's child unless the parent knows about it. Good for those of you who are okay with some Dad/StepDad/Partner discussing erections with their dd and some Mom/StepMom/Partner discusing vulvas with their sons. That is your choice. It is not however mine and I think it really is amazing that some of you feel the need to make nasty comments about it. That is exactly the kind of person that I would never want to talk to my kids about anything. The kind that thinks that if you disagree with them then you are some kind of idiot or prude or whatever.

Oh- and for the tampon lady of the neighborhood- keep in mind that many parents object their children using tampons for many reasons.

 

[shortbun]

I think it depends on the topic, the child and the relationship you have with them. Seems all was in place to make this ok this time. If he starts relying on you again for sensitive/personal information, I might suggest he read or google about it. 'Why don't you do some research about that.' Of course, there's always the possibility that that kind of seach would bring up porn.