4-6th graders FLE all genders together and more

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Anonymous wrote:When my son was 18 months I took him into the stall with me on a camping trip. I changed his diaper and quickly changed my pad. Three years later he asked me about "that time we were camping and you had blood in your butt". So I took the opportunity to explain it to him and his older brother. Big deal.

You expect us to believe that an 18 month old, 3 years later remembered you changing a pad and asking about it? Lol.

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Anonymous wrote:When my son was 18 months I took him into the stall with me on a camping trip. I changed his diaper and quickly changed my pad. Three years later he asked me about "that time we were camping and you had blood in your butt". So I took the opportunity to explain it to him and his older brother. Big deal.

You expect us to believe that an 18 month old, 3 years later remembered you changing a pad and asking about it? Lol.

He/she clearly is trolling and doesn't have kids.

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Yeah it's clear at this point these posters don't have kids and are likely outside agitators.

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Anonymous wrote:What's really horrifying is that some kids don't learn about this at home, from a parent/caretaker. I get that we need it taught in schools because it's basic info everyone truly needs to know, but when we talk about more or less instructional time being lost to teach about it it just hits home how much basic info some families punt to schools to teach their kids.

My kids have known about male/female anatomical differences and details of human reproduction since at least age 8. Why is this info so rarefied and secret??

So you discussed nocturnal emissions with your 8 year old daughter? And your 8 year old son knows that menstruation is the shedding of the uterus lining due to no egg being fertilized? Did you also discuss STDs too?

DP. But yes. The egg thing came up pretty early on in our family when kids could see mom has her period. Erections came up in late ESs. STDs came up not much later.

We have always been open and honest about bodies, reproduction, etc.

How weird that your kids were aboe to see that you had your period.

Why is that weird?

My kids followed me into the bathroom as soon as they could move.

And I couldn’t wear tampons after my pregnancies so they saw my pads.

It wasn’t a big deal at all.

Your kids have never seen you wear a pad or tampon? Or do you get sent out to the menstruation hut?

How old are your kids now and do they still follow you into the bathroom? Why do you not set boundaries?

They are teens/tweens and occasionally pop in to ask a question but generally are self sufficient now.

You locked your toddlers out while you used the bathroom? Why?

Everyone pees and poops. Most mothers get periods. It’s no big deal.

No menstruation hits here.

Toddlers? No. You said your 8 year old could see your period. I didn’t allow my 8 year old in the bathroom with me for privacy reasons.

I never said 8 yo.

I never close the door in my bathroom. Kids have followed me in there since they could walk. They still pop their head in for a quick question 16 years later.

We discussed periods pretty early on. 3-4ish.

You shut your 3-4 yo out of the bathroom?

I don’t have a 3-4 year old. My kids are 9 and 12 and do not pop into the bathroom when I am in there. At these ages, it is appropriate for an adult, including a parent, to shut the door to the bathroom for privacy. If they have a question. They usually call it out while my bathroom door is closed. So no, they wouldn’t see me having a period or getting a pad.

Your kids were NEVER in the bathroom with you when they were younger?

Speaking of people who sound like they don’t have kids…

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Anonymous wrote:Now the board voted to research if they should have 4-6th graders all together for FLE instead of separated by gender. They are also deciding if they should teach elementary school children about gender identity. It’s as if they are just looking to stir the pot. Write to your board member….or the new superintendent. Maybe she will actually listen.

Who cares? TALK TO YOUR OWN KIDS if you have issues with these things. You think b/c they are not getting "gender identity" content formally from the school that they aren't hearing about it? I mean, that's kind of adorable that you think so. But, I assure you it is NOT the case.

Why can't you people just opt out of the stuff you don't like? Or go private or homeschool? Why do we have to cater to the ignorant, the people afraid to talk with their kids . . . . god, I'm so sick of you.

EXACTLY.

How does FCPS have so many parents like this? Or are they really external agitators…

Diversity means not everyone thinks alike. People from my country are far more socially conservative than white people in Fairfax county.

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Anonymous wrote:What's really horrifying is that some kids don't learn about this at home, from a parent/caretaker. I get that we need it taught in schools because it's basic info everyone truly needs to know, but when we talk about more or less instructional time being lost to teach about it it just hits home how much basic info some families punt to schools to teach their kids.

My kids have known about male/female anatomical differences and details of human reproduction since at least age 8. Why is this info so rarefied and secret??

So you discussed nocturnal emissions with your 8 year old daughter? And your 8 year old son knows that menstruation is the shedding of the uterus lining due to no egg being fertilized? Did you also discuss STDs too?

DP. But yes. The egg thing came up pretty early on in our family when kids could see mom has her period. Erections came up in late ESs. STDs came up not much later.

We have always been open and honest about bodies, reproduction, etc.

How weird that your kids were aboe to see that you had your period.

Why is that weird?

My kids followed me into the bathroom as soon as they could move.

And I couldn’t wear tampons after my pregnancies so they saw my pads.

It wasn’t a big deal at all.

Your kids have never seen you wear a pad or tampon? Or do you get sent out to the menstruation hut?

How old are your kids now and do they still follow you into the bathroom? Why do you not set boundaries?

They are teens/tweens and occasionally pop in to ask a question but generally are self sufficient now.

You locked your toddlers out while you used the bathroom? Why?

Everyone pees and poops. Most mothers get periods. It’s no big deal.

No menstruation hits here.

Toddlers? No. You said your 8 year old could see your period. I didn’t allow my 8 year old in the bathroom with me for privacy reasons.

I never said 8 yo.

I never close the door in my bathroom. Kids have followed me in there since they could walk. They still pop their head in for a quick question 16 years later.

We discussed periods pretty early on. 3-4ish.

You shut your 3-4 yo out of the bathroom?

I don’t have a 3-4 year old. My kids are 9 and 12 and do not pop into the bathroom when I am in there. At these ages, it is appropriate for an adult, including a parent, to shut the door to the bathroom for privacy. If they have a question. They usually call it out while my bathroom door is closed. So no, they wouldn’t see me having a period or getting a pad.

Your kids were NEVER in the bathroom with you when they were younger?

Speaking of people who sound like they don’t have kids…

They were. But around 5-6 we started teaching about boundaries and personal space. It was no longer comfortable for me to have my son see me naked or using the bathroom or doing personal hygiene. I would never put a tampon in with him watching.

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Anonymous wrote:When my son was 18 months I took him into the stall with me on a camping trip. I changed his diaper and quickly changed my pad. Three years later he asked me about "that time we were camping and you had blood in your butt". So I took the opportunity to explain it to him and his older brother. Big deal.

You expect us to believe that an 18 month old, 3 years later remembered you changing a pad and asking about it? Lol.

He/she clearly is trolling and doesn't have kids.

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW I asked my ten year-old if she would mind and she was horrified. We have always been very open about our bodies, sex, etc.

I told my rising 7th grader that they are thinking about having FLE with boys and girls together and he said he's glad he's not going to be a 6th grader. IOW, he was horrified too.

My high school kids were horrified too.

Why?

If they aren’t biologists the won’t know which classmates are girls anyway. This move will save fcps from hiring biologists to figure out who is who she registration time comes.