Last night, D and I were talking about how hard it would be to go on vacation with a baby, slowing you down, fussing and just being bad travelers in general. He decided he doesn't want a baby for that reason. This led to a discussion about how hard babies are to take care of in any situation, and how one should really want a baby before they are born. I asked him if he knew how to NOT have a baby. He just seemed confused. Thus the need for a Lesson:
#1 - by not having sex. "oh, yeah."
#2 - using a condom if you do have sex. "what's a condom?"
WHAAAT?!?!? It honestly hadn't really occurred to me that he wouldn't know what a condom was. At 12, I probably didn't. However, that was before AIDS was on the mainstream radar. I also went to a parochial school and was not very, um, worldly. But a boy currently in public junior high who doesn't know what that is? Crazy. I think the lesson for me is that, of course, it is very important for me to keep the lines of communication open regarding sexual issues. Also, that despite lots of scary media coverage about kids and sex, things really aren't that different than it was when I was a kid. He's still quite innocent and thinks about girls, but doesn't have much opportunity to shed that innocence. Thankfully!
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