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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if your son started to tear up because he was worried about your reaction.  I love my mom, but reacting appropriately was not her strong suit.  I could totally see her crying and going on and on about loss of my innocence. Which would make me super uncomfortable to ever talk to her about anything sexual.   Your kid is entering the years where he needs to feel safe and comfortable coming to you about things.  And if your reactions are going to do the opposite, you really need to figure out how to change it. [/quote]

Excellent observation and I think you are spot on. Rather than being scared of the image, he was scared of how his mom would react and given OP's replies that is understandable. I can see her son thinking he is now bad for having looked at or looked up the image intentionally or otherwise and now wonders if mom thinks he is bad and unforgivable for making this mistake and getting caught.[/quote]

This is the OP. Your powers of observation have failed you. You are completely and totally not "spot on."  My son was shocked and scared because he accidentally found an image he did not understand and did not expect to see. What I actually told him was he hadn't done anything wrong and it would be ok. I told him that he could talk to me or his dad about anything and that we would answer any questions or explain anything that he didn't understand. We are very open and very accessible to our kids without judgement. But he's 11 and still, thank god, innocent in many ways. The image shocked him and it was an accident, not intentional on his part. [/quote]

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