Want to Laugh at Me Some More?
Then yesterday Katie made a video telling her version of the same thing. Let’s just say that I didn’t come out with flying colours….
The video really did make me laugh. Yes, I failed her in those years, but since then we’ve just gotten over it and now we can talk about just about anything, so it’s all good. And I don’t mind telling the world how bad a job I did, because I think it’s important to talk about. If people realize that even a sex blogger had a difficult time talking to her daughters about sex and puberty, then maybe we’ll give ourselves a bit of a break. Maybe other moms will say, “it’s okay if I’m scared about this.” We’ll stop beating ourselves up, and we’ll start saying, “Okay, this is tough. So what am I going to do instead?”
Here’s Katie:
(Honestly, I don’t remember fighting with her the day she got her period. I do remember Rebecca yelling, “Mommy, you need to come up here,” And as soon as she did that I knew what was happening. And I really didn’t handle the body odour thing well. That’s one reason that in The Whole Story we really stress showering and taking care of yourself!)
What really gets me, though, is all of the comments on her video (You can see them by clicking through). So many people are sharing stories of never knowing about their periods before they got it. Or being afraid to talk to their mom about it.
Parents, we really aren’t doing a good job here.
And I totally get it. I didn’t do a good job, either.
That’s why when we made The Whole Story: Not So Scary Talks about Sex, Puberty, and Growing Up, we created what I wished I had had back then. If I had had this course, my kids would have been prepared.
Katie wouldn’t have gone around with greasy hair for a year, worrying that she was smelly.
Rebecca wouldn’t have been traumatized by too early talks about “purity”.
Katie would have known about shaving. She would have known how often you’re so supposed to change a pad. There wouldn’t have been as much awkwardness!
So honestly, I don’t mind you all laughing at me. Let’s get this out in the open. Let’s talk about how parents are not doing this well.
And then let’s do something about it. We really can do better!
Check out The Whole Story here.
Katie is awfully fun (as you can see), and I think many of our daughters would far prefer to hear about all of this from her. And she’s not sarcastic in the puberty videos, either! 
