Oh Geesh.....

Today I was asked the big question.... the question that I thought I was prepared to answer. I've read the books, I've talked with other moms who had had the talk before me, I wanted so much to be the mom that my mom was with this topic but I must admit that it took me off guard a bit when it was my 8 year old that asked me what sex was. I thought that she would follow suit like her older sister. We'd go out on a date just the two of us, we'd talk about body changes, we'd read the fantastic book from American girls on the subject.... then maybe just hit on the topic to answer questions, etc. etc. But, no 2 kiddos are the same. So tonight, while folding laundry in my bedroom, I had the talk for the second time. It was for sure the toned down, where did you hear the word?, what do you think it means?, nope, this is what it means... talk but still it was the beginning of "the talk". I can still remember when I found out about the birds and the bees. My friend Amy from across the street told me about babies and Santa in the same day. I came home so distraught and my mom's response was, "Well, Amy's right on when it comes to babies, but I'll sure feel sorry for her at Christmas!" Oh to have that wisdom! ha! One thing that my mom also taught me was that it is a private thing not to be talked about but for some reason I felt compelled to share tonight- probably for those other moms in my stage of life reading this. So there you have it. I'm done talking :-)