Anyone grow up with a mom who...

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Never ever discussed sex or how babies are made?
Never discussed puberty or menstruation? ( thank god I had an older sister who informed me)
Never took me to buy a bra or even discussed it?

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She also never discussed shaving or anything like that.

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Did you ever get a bra before you left home?

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Anonymous wrote:Did you ever get a bra before you left home?

I did, but I took my older sister's outgrown bra.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you ever get a bra before you left home?

I did, but I took my older sister's outgrown bra.

And when I outgrew that, I bought my own,

[Anonymous]

Yep and I have made a point of talking with my dd about all of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Yep and I have made a point of talking with my dd about all of it.

OP here

I have teenage sons and I make it a point to discuss sex, safe sex, puberty etc.
It really made me ensure I don't ignore these things.

I always wonder why my mom or dad never discussed any of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Never ever discussed sex or how babies are made?
Never discussed puberty or menstruation? ( thank god I had an older sister who informed me)
Never took me to buy a bra or even discussed it?

She did buy me a bra, but none of the other stuff.
My DD (10) is very well informed and asks tons of questions. Is not embarrassed to ask me anything. And I'm glad.

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Anonymous wrote:Yep and I have made a point of talking with my dd about all of it.

Me too. She said nothing to us. The weekend I got my period, she said, "my aren't we growing up." And then..... nothing. Like, no trip to the drugstore. Hello?????

Recently, we were discussing it in general as it relates to my niece, and she said, "it's a good thing I was so open with you girls." I literally laughed out loud and said, "mom, you must be drunk. You were the opposite of open!" We have a good relationship so she took it well.

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My mom also never once bought pads/ tampons.

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Yes. I had to shove toilet paper in my underwear when I got my period for about the first year.

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What would cause a mom to be like this?

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Anonymous wrote:What would cause a mom to be like this?

She could be embarrassed. Or, she may not want to face that fact that her child is growing up. I'm not saying it's good, but I can see why.

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Anonymous wrote:What would cause a mom to be like this?

repression

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Anonymous wrote:What would cause a mom to be like this?

For my mom, I think it was a combination of embarrassment and out of sight, out of mind. She had a hysterectomy after I was born, no need for pads or tampons so she never bought any for herself either. I don't know. Now that I'm older and a mom, I can't fathom why you wouldn't have these discussions. I don't find educating your kid about her own body even remotely embarrassing.