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[quote=Anonymous]There's also the body stuff! And the masturbation stuff. (There's a thread somewhere on here about how to deal with ejaculated semen. I think someone suggested socks? This is not my expertise.) And telling him that however he's feeling, there are probably more people like him than he thinks.  So much on this thread covers alarm and the "don't do this." I think kids often know more of the "don't do this" than we think, but less of the "how to deal when your crush rejects you" and other social stuff. I think kids want assurance that they're not as much as a loser as they think they are.

I think you can be honest that it's hard for you to have this conversation, that it's embarrassing for you, but that it's important so you're going to push through, in part because you want him to feel comfortable coming to you with questions. And tell him that you will support him when things get difficult.

I recently had to talk to my daughter after she got her period for the first time, a conversation I had been DREADING (I had my spouse do most of the conversation up til that point.) But then it was just the two of us in the house  and she wanted to try out using a tampon, and it turned out that it was kind of like any other conversation for us. I had thought I'd be so grossed out and unhappy, largely because of my own shame when I got mine for the first time, but talking with her didn't phase me. It might not be as bad as you think, OP, and good for you for reaching out!

Here's one guide: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/parents

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