Yesterday, one of my Facebook friends posted an article from The Huffington Post by columnist Allison Gaudet Yarrow entitled “The Sex Ed Women Really Need”. This article was fantastic!
I’m also from an area in which sex is seen as taboo, and where Sex Ed is also taught in such a way. This happens all over the country as well as the world. This is one of the biggest reasons why I started this blog. Girls (as well as women of any age) need a better education in the topics of sex.
The only thing I really remember from my only Sex Ed class when I was younger (5th grade) was a half an hour long discussion on what to do if your tampon gets stuck. That’s it. While it is a good question, it’s disappointing that this is the only thing I took away from my only Sex Ed class.
My “birds and the bees” conversation with my mom consisted of “If you ever have any questions about sex, ask me.”
Though we had the “Sex Ed” class when I was in 5th grade, it was a year or 2 later before I actually discovered what sex entailed. “You put what inside where?!” So, obviously, the Sex Ed class needed to include more than what Nicole L. should do if her tampon got stuck. The girl was years away from getting her period anyway. I was “lucky” enough to have already gotten mine. I was probably sitting in my diaper sized pad at that very moment.
And I was one of the least naïve ones! I cringe when I think about my former classmates and what they must think of sex. Many of them had a gaggle of children before they were even out of their teen years. Honest to God, I wouldn’t even be surprised if they were unaware of how they kept having those babies!
While this blog may seem “racy” at times, it is because the topics posted here are honest questions and honest answers. I’m not going to hold back on a “taboo” topic if it saves someone from an STD, an unwanted pregnancy, or even a bad time in the sack! I was recently blocked on Twitter by a “sexual educator” because my posts are “too pornographic”. Sad, isn’t it?
So, in the words of my mother, if you ever have any questions about sex, ask me. Don’t feel embarrassed to ask me any question. Use an anonymous name, or email me at sexandthesinglegal@aol.com if you need to. I will email you a private answer-just between the two of us!
If anyone has any stories of their experiences (bad or good) in Sexual Education, I would like to hear those as well.
The most important thing is that we are all here to share advice and to learn! No question or piece of advice is too dumb, stupid, odd, weird, etc. Always remember that this is a safe, judgment free, place. It always will be.
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