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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never covered his eyes, and we started watching those documentaries when he was 2 or so. He asked what they were doing, we talked about mating, the eggs and sperm and pregnancy and all the rest. When at 3 or 4 he asked how babies are made I was able to say "people mate, too." Lightbulb. Made the sex discussion pretty unsquirmy for all of us.[/quote]

Yeah, I think my 5 yo DS figured out things by watching these shows. He asked DH, 'Do we mate?' and DH said yes, expecting more questions, which haven't come yet.

Hopefully he does not think that humans mate the same way right whales do, which is like a gang bang with 12 foot penises. [/quote]

Wait until you get the question, "Is there a show where they have people mating?"

No. No there is not.

And don't try the internet, either.[/quote]

LOL, yeah, that's a great question and a thoroughly awkward moment, isn't it? We got a variant of that.

Our response was that people and animals think differently about some things, and that humans usually have a lot of big and important feelings attached to s*xual intercourse. Therefore, for people -- but not for animals -- sexual behavior should be a very private thing just between the two people who are sharing both the mating and the special emotions together just between them. It would be very disrespectful and wrong to watch a show about people mating because human sexual behavior should be private and we respect people's privacy.

Yes, there are those shows. They are called p*rn. Some grownups choose to watch those shows, but we think that is a very bad, wrong choice and a big mistake. And those shows definitely are not OK for kids ever.[/quote]

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