How Did Your Parents First Explain Sex To You?

[CupcakeLuv101]

When I was really young, I asked my mom where babies come from. She told me, it happens when a married couple "sleeps together". So during that time I thought it literally meant sleeping together as in actually sleeping at night.

But as I grew older I was smart enough to figure out myself that the term "sleep together" means having sex but in a better and cleaner way.

So how did your parents teach you about sex?

[sqishy]

I figured it out mostly by myself, half gradually. The most they explained about it was how electrical sockets work.

[BlackParadePixie]

My mom sat me down and explained everything to me.

[dxcxdzv]

By myself. I never needed my parents to explain me these kind of things that make life.
The most they explicitly taught me was how to build a tenement.

[Elysium]

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[Sailor Mars]

My parents didn't teach me anything (or at least not puberty/growth wise) as I grew up so I learned everything from my dad's girlfriend (which wasn't really as awkward as it sounds because I've known her since I was born) or my brother.

[Desuetude]

They didn't. My parents are divorced and not once did either of them come up to me and teach me about 'the birds and the bees'. The most I got was hearing them have sex with their partners when they thought my sister and I were asleep.

[SethfromMI]

not a ton. my school had classes (even a more basic one in 5th or 6th grade). it was also covered in health 7th grade and in 9th so we really didn't need it

[Sethmurphy17]

Yah now day everybody heres about it parent barly ever do this anymore

[Melodic]

I was taught the basics at 11 from my parents after I started my period. I learned everything else from research and friends.

[PinkFloyd]

To be honest, I don't think they ever did. I really didn't know what it was until I was 7 years old which I think is actually pretty common but I don't know for sure. I learned about sex from watching Youtube. I watched channels like ShaneDawsonTV, Smosh, Nigahiga, and more. It was mostly Shane Dawson that talked about it most, so that's how I learned. I'm gonna be honest, I didn't know about how the baby was made and formed until I was in 10th grade. I knew to use a condom or a baby would happen, but I didn't know how.

[hesaidhesaid]

Here's a good one...

They didn't...at least not very well.

[Sandybeaches]

My dad was more awkward about it than we were cuz he explained it to me and my bros all at once, but my older bro was already having sex at the time...... it was funny tho cuz he was getting really stressed trying to figure out how to explain things and we were just like "Yep we know that bit, and that bit" haha

[Legoboy]

"Don't touch yourself there, its a sin"

More or less. Usual Catholic thing. Dad lost the plot when I hit puberty I was annoying enough to him before. Then when he realised I was interested in boys he went full psycho.

[pjones]

my dad gave me the talk when i was 11 or 12.

[Hudor]

I got the talk. One of the most awkward half hours ever that ended with me being told to read a specific book about sex education. I guess they forgot I had more graphic means to learn.

[Cadanance00]

I don't remember when I didn't know about it. My mom's totally cool about that and my dad and older bro answered all my questions from a young age. I even asked my mom if people got stuck together like dogs and she said no.

[CuteGuy889]

First what I can remember is I was about 6...After a wash my mom was puttting on a pair of briefs on me and she said pointng down 'that one need to grow some day'...I innocently pointed at my tummy and asked 'like my dad' (I was skinny and he was fat)....Mom said 'yeah....and the one below too'.....

[Nightfall_]

I was one of those lucky kids that didnt get it. I just figured it out and now im all good.

[Brieftime]

Still waiting for that talk...

[Bull]

I grew up on a cattle ranch. My sex education started when as a kindergarten age kid I observed a bull mounting a cow and ask my dad why the bull was climbing on the cow. He gave me the correct answer and thus started my sex education. I asked and he gave the correct answer. He had a lot in common with Socrates, for which I am very grateful.

[Falcons_11]

I was one of those lucky kids that didnt get it. I just figured it out and now im all good.

My mom tried to explain it to me when I was 11. But by then it was too late becuz I already had gotten most of the facts from my friends, older bro, and online.

[ptz7649]

Haha, nope. It was sex ed at school

[Uniquemind]

When my 1st Grade class went to the Zoo, many of the parents were forced to have that conversation early, and any kid who didn't buy the excuses got a redacted version of the truth either from the internet or from their parents directly.

I was one of those kids that wants a question answered when I ask it, and if something doesn't smell right then I ask follow-up questions. Luckily my parents are fairly honest people and will discuss sexual ed topics but I think even then it was awkward for them to have "the talk" to a 7 year old, which is understandable.

As I grew older (so age 9-12) they were clinical about it, and they also took the opportunity to explain more details and added societal elements and definitions on what sexual assault was and what rape was versus what consent was.

Nobody told me about the more crazier stuff that exists out there though, that I discovered just by reading, talking with friends, getting "shock zomg wtf is that picture you sent me" from friends as pranks and educating myself in general.

My friend and I also walked in on her older sister and her boyfriend once because they were/are shameless.

[Hunhura]

I've learned it all by myself[emoji14]

[everlong]

They didn't really say much. They kept telling me we'd have a talk soon or whatever but it never happened. I was just told a few things here and there. I think they assumed I already knew it all.