tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6153394141007835806..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Where do babies come from?The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9392239383101903662021-04-15T23:51:35.307-07:002021-04-15T23:51:35.307-07:00My mother said to me "Here's a book that ...My mother said to me "Here's a book that Jennifer's mother recommends, I'll leave it here and if you have any questions let me know'. That was it from my parents.<br />Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82654122678322881932021-04-15T10:43:16.403-07:002021-04-15T10:43:16.403-07:00You are right about growing up on a farm - the bes...You are right about growing up on a farm - the best possible way to learn about sex. JennyThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32833536333888827392021-04-15T02:35:56.780-07:002021-04-15T02:35:56.780-07:00Growing up on a farm there was no doubt where babi...Growing up on a farm there was no doubt where babies came from nor how they got there. I expect these days kids can get all the information they seek from the internet, and much more than they need, Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14073181689376323212021-04-15T01:40:59.459-07:002021-04-15T01:40:59.459-07:00Debby you gave me my first laugh of the day!
Than...Debby you gave me my first laugh of the day!<br /><br />Thanks everyone for joining in. Isn't it interesting to read all your different responses.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73276121485531458192021-04-15T01:16:46.202-07:002021-04-15T01:16:46.202-07:00When I was young there was so much silliness based...When I was young there was so much silliness based on lack of information or understanding about such things. My parents didn't tell me anything at all as such subjects were taboo in our house. I had to find it all out for myself and work out what was truth from myth and fairy stories - quite a challenge in the swinging sixties! <br />The situation nowadays is so much better and more sensible except that too much of the wrong information is readily available to youngsters. I remember having a conversation with the mother of a fourteen year old girl who had been horrified to hear what the girl's boyfriend expected her to to in their relationship! The lad had got his sex education from the wrong kind of internet source. The girl was sufficiently upset to tell her mother about it thankfully, but was put off dating boys for a long time.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66002885712738000022021-04-14T22:57:31.924-07:002021-04-14T22:57:31.924-07:00Perhaps we haven't but children have, gone too...Perhaps we haven't but children have, gone too far the other way. Children at a surprisingly young age, are viewing sex and indeed pornography, on their or a friend's laptop and imagine some of the graphic stuff that they're seeing is normal, physical sex. A lot of the things that they see, many of us wouldn't go on to try or experience until we were more adult people and could therefore handle it, so to speak. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7647788910027916832021-04-14T22:47:55.127-07:002021-04-14T22:47:55.127-07:00I always thought it happened by osmosis!I always thought it happened by osmosis!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67188197809387743012021-04-14T21:51:49.301-07:002021-04-14T21:51:49.301-07:00Like some others here have said, I found the whole...Like some others here have said, I found the whole process fascinating. When I was about three, I asked my Mum where babies come from. She explained it but didn't really understand and soon forgot about it. At 5, I asked again, had the same explanation from Mum and that was it.<br />One of my aunts had three children roughly the same age as my sister and I. She had books for them on sexual education. Those were the 1970s, and the books were with drawings as well as with photos - again, fascinating for me!<br />Later, at school, we had biology lessons about the subject. Boring, and I can not remember anything specific.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61336151070927170242021-04-14T20:15:45.557-07:002021-04-14T20:15:45.557-07:00I remembered the shock of finding condoms in my so...I remembered the shock of finding condoms in my son's pants pocket. I was so shocked I sat down on his bed in a shock. I gave a lot of thought to what I needed to discuss with him. I was worried about the girl, and about the toll that being sexually active can take on someone in a high school setting. I wanted him to think about her, about the fact that it wasn't something to be bragged about or discussed with others, etc. I was angry that his father had left and that it was up to me to have this talk. So I resolutely picked myself up, and marched down to the garage where he was working under his truck. His legs were sticking out. I said firmly, "Dylan. We need to talk. I found your condom." I hear a cautious, "Okaaaaaaaayyyy..." and continued on. "Before you have sex you need to think long and hard..." and at that point, his legs started twitching, I realized he was laughing and I simultaneously realized why. He still refers to that as the single most embarrassing conversation he's ever had with his mother. His mother does not disagree. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7656928432465480062021-04-14T19:26:15.458-07:002021-04-14T19:26:15.458-07:00I'm embarassed to even think about it!I'm embarassed to even think about it!Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34914367163450568892021-04-14T17:53:12.429-07:002021-04-14T17:53:12.429-07:00We're far better off today, with good guidance...We're far better off today, with good guidance. My mother handed me a book about the birds and bees, literally. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34065924958220789582021-04-14T15:05:22.604-07:002021-04-14T15:05:22.604-07:00My sister and I were 12 and 13 and my mother took ...My sister and I were 12 and 13 and my mother took out her textbook on female anatomy and presented all the facts in about 45 minutes. She also established her rules at the same time. All very strict. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28142391553752391172021-04-14T14:53:21.044-07:002021-04-14T14:53:21.044-07:00Tom Stephenson - trust you to find a pun in there ...Tom Stephenson - trust you to find a pun in there somewhere!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49629266397540834612021-04-14T14:40:31.359-07:002021-04-14T14:40:31.359-07:00I remember we had a quite matter-of-fact lesson in...I remember we had a quite matter-of-fact lesson in primary school which seemed to make it quite clear. My mother had died when I was very young, and there was no way I would have asked my father or siblings, or my stern grandmother, so I just accepted what I'd been told in school. <br /> the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30330279321871338532021-04-14T14:39:48.390-07:002021-04-14T14:39:48.390-07:00My mother never told me how babies were made. I ha...My mother never told me how babies were made. I had an older cousin who filled me on all the details when I was about 12 years old. I never had children so I am left wondering all these years later how or when I would have told them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85956508941883821722021-04-14T14:30:57.337-07:002021-04-14T14:30:57.337-07:00I had to find out the hard way.I had to find out the hard way.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89627235738982069882021-04-14T14:12:53.666-07:002021-04-14T14:12:53.666-07:00My children's guinea pigs were mating and husb...My children's guinea pigs were mating and husband's uncle said "oh look they are playing piggy backs" Son who was 6 or 7 said "Don't be silly uncle Dennis, they are mating so they will have babies" Best way to learn.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87052611060887572972021-04-14T13:45:04.919-07:002021-04-14T13:45:04.919-07:00Anything must be better than those convent days an...Anything must be better than those convent days and what we were told by the nuns. I cannot even laugh about it. I think you have to have been there to realise just how bad it was in a Roman Catholic convent school and it was not funny. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59422293878002176892021-04-14T13:42:17.591-07:002021-04-14T13:42:17.591-07:00Did your daughter change her mind when she grew up...Did your daughter change her mind when she grew up, hard up Hester?CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74384560209173386752021-04-14T13:30:15.928-07:002021-04-14T13:30:15.928-07:00It is good that children are taught the facts of l...It is good that children are taught the facts of life but not at too early an age. I think it is a great shame that little girls especially, are allowed to grow up so fast. <br />When I was in my mid-teens I thought I knew where babies came from, but asked my mother to clarify things for me. She said she had told me ages ago and I had said 'that sounds revolting'!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8999782463440112132021-04-14T13:28:33.687-07:002021-04-14T13:28:33.687-07:00Love this last paragraph!Love this last paragraph!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62006102576250061952021-04-14T12:57:52.013-07:002021-04-14T12:57:52.013-07:00So, all those unmarried mothers were Guardian read...So, all those unmarried mothers were Guardian readers? Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87804213749239698692021-04-14T12:29:24.389-07:002021-04-14T12:29:24.389-07:00I actually figured it out myself, strangely enough...I actually figured it out myself, strangely enough. It occurred to me that there was a reason why men and women were different, and I pondered this and I came to my own conclusion. I was a bit amazed to find out later that I was pretty much right about how it all worked. <br /><br />I do think, at least where I live, that there is much too much sexualization of young girls. Having teeny little copies of adult clothing just seems sad to me. There are always those who want to argue it to the death, and feel that I am ridiculous, but I feel like it is important for kids to be kids. Today I was in a thrift store and much to my amazement I saw a little girl's teeshirt displayed. Because it was designer it was a higher price. It was a Victoria's Secret brandname. That shocked me. The shirt wasn't suggestive, but it was emblazoned with the logo and appeared to be something that would fit a five or six year old. <br /><br />I wanted my girls to be smart, adventurous, happy, readers, confident, all sorts of things. However, I never once wished for those kids to be sexy. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38989337811700637942021-04-14T12:22:31.041-07:002021-04-14T12:22:31.041-07:00I remember vividly my grandson aged about 6 asking...I remember vividly my grandson aged about 6 asking me where babies came from when we were having a picnic in the park. I thought I'd better tell him the basics and was preparing myself, when he said " someone at school said they were found under a gooseberry bush" but he'd said "no the hospital"! I said yes that's true. Was I relieved!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52878481436665385422021-04-14T12:16:58.024-07:002021-04-14T12:16:58.024-07:00I remember when I was expecting my second child I ...I remember when I was expecting my second child I used it as an opportunity to teach my first son about how babies grow and are born. He was four but I had a book with pictures of the growing baby in the womb which helped him to understand the process. I remember he called the baby's umbilical cord the baby's "rope" and thought it was pretty cool. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.com