tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post8989345664297294959..comments2023-11-29T03:18:47.885-05:00Comments on Out of the Fog: Whew. (Probably TMI..Lol)Crickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968579258082745674noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post-1853002246814992122010-04-08T02:02:37.545-04:002010-04-08T02:02:37.545-04:00Sounds like our mom's had the same playbook on...Sounds like our mom's had the same playbook on this. I got the book and no discussion. We did however have a sex talk. It wen't like this "Sex is gross, it hurts and its a sin so don't be in any hurry to start it."<br /><br />I wish I could do better for my step daughter but her mom is insistant that she be kept "innocent" as long as possible. Consequently she is 9 and has no idea how ladies "get babies" and no clue ab out the things that are going to be happening to her body. <br /><br />It makes me crazy.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028778070561332377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post-56415807880951014182010-03-31T21:18:53.183-04:002010-03-31T21:18:53.183-04:00Btw, good for you for attempting to, LOL.Btw, good for you for attempting to, LOL.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659742665523317143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post-72123600970027253842010-03-31T21:17:58.504-04:002010-03-31T21:17:58.504-04:00My amom never had "the talk" with me eit...My amom never had "the talk" with me either. She gave me a book when I was about 11, which was meant for teens if I remember correctly. I didn't read it and she was fine with that. She didn't want to talk about it any more than I did.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659742665523317143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post-69520959518279097762010-03-30T21:08:50.836-04:002010-03-30T21:08:50.836-04:00Hello Christina,
I found your blog by accident, ...Hello Christina, <br /><br />I found your blog by accident, via a friend's blog. I am not an adoptee, nor have I adopted a child, though I have seriously considered it. Your blog has given me much to think about.<br /><br />I haven't commented before but wanted to tell you that I think you did a lovely job with your daughter. I didn't come from an abusive background, more a cold one. I was thrown the book too, on the day I got my period. I was reluctantly asked if I had any questions, but of course I was too embarrassed to ask. When I got home from school there was a pile of stuff on my bed. No conversation about any of it, just there it is.<br /><br />I have a 15 yo daughter. I think I did a good job explaining all this to her - I must have done ok, she feels she can talk to me about 'most' stuff. And I try very hard to not freak out at the really hard topics :-) She sends me text messages etc telling me she loves me, something I would never have even considered doing with my mum, even if text messages or email had been conceivable back then. Anyhoo - my point is that when we decide we aren't going to be our mothers, we also need to make a decisions on who we are going to be. I'm still learning as I go, I don't know that we ever stop learning. I think you did a great with your daughter on this - she will remember this when the hard stuff comes up in the future, and she'll be comfortable coming to you for advice and comfort, and that's a beautiful thing. <br /><br />Be proud of yourself and your relationship with your daughter.<br /><br />I wish you peace and all the good stuff, <br />Honey xo.Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055799038968292208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post-65697421454409420742010-03-29T11:24:55.283-04:002010-03-29T11:24:55.283-04:00My mom was a "give you the book" mom too...My mom was a "give you the book" mom too. And I didn't need a bra for forever because I was so small. Sports bras were not big then and would have been a great solution so I could have felt like I fit in.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333788218398458127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368059624632256365.post-4665153006825001102010-03-29T11:24:26.295-04:002010-03-29T11:24:26.295-04:00Love this post! Not sure why, but I find it so cha...Love this post! Not sure why, but I find it so charming she sent you those emails. :) <br /><br />M.sostinkinhappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232348686080229324noreply@blogger.com