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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 399072" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>My ex (aka Bonehead) has never expressed an interest on having any type of intelligent or meaningful conversation with our children. Heck, he never even showed up when we planned on telling the kids we were separating! So, I did it on my own.</p><p></p><p>Same applies to the s*x talk. Naturally, I felt very comfortable with my daughter. With my son, it wasn't uncomfortable, but it was kinda different. One thing that I did was let him be the guide, just like you guys are doing. I bought him the book, "What's going on down there?" It's a humorous but honest book about hygiene, body changes, etc. It's done with humor and some cartoons. I gave it to difficult child, put it on his nightable and said, "I got this book for you. It's got some really funny stuff. I'm going to leave it here so you can look at it whenever you want. If you have any questions about anything, I'm always available."</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, he and I have a good conversational relationship and he's never really had a problem asking questions about his body or s*x. I have always found that being as casual as possible and injecting humor makes him feel open and comfortable. I've also found that I give him just exactly what he's asking and don't go any further - otherwise I "lose" him.....</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 399072, member: 805"] My ex (aka Bonehead) has never expressed an interest on having any type of intelligent or meaningful conversation with our children. Heck, he never even showed up when we planned on telling the kids we were separating! So, I did it on my own. Same applies to the s*x talk. Naturally, I felt very comfortable with my daughter. With my son, it wasn't uncomfortable, but it was kinda different. One thing that I did was let him be the guide, just like you guys are doing. I bought him the book, "What's going on down there?" It's a humorous but honest book about hygiene, body changes, etc. It's done with humor and some cartoons. I gave it to difficult child, put it on his nightable and said, "I got this book for you. It's got some really funny stuff. I'm going to leave it here so you can look at it whenever you want. If you have any questions about anything, I'm always available." Fortunately, he and I have a good conversational relationship and he's never really had a problem asking questions about his body or s*x. I have always found that being as casual as possible and injecting humor makes him feel open and comfortable. I've also found that I give him just exactly what he's asking and don't go any further - otherwise I "lose" him..... Sharon [/QUOTE]
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