• dinren@discuss.online
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    17 hours ago

    That’s a funny story. I can’t possibly imagine my grandmother saying the word sex let alone talking about it.

    My family was always weird about sex. I dunno why. Religion was probably part of it. My mother would answer any question I had but not initiate the conversation.

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      17 hours ago

      My mom was definitely more uptight about sex than my dad. He had the kind of attitude you’d expect from someone raised by his mother.

      My mom was raised Catholic, by a mother who was abusive. My mom couldn’t go out on dates. All she was allowed to do was go to school, church, and work. My mom was so completely sheltered, when she and her friends encountered a flasher, she didn’t know what she was seeing. Her friends had to explain it to her.

      My mom’s version of the talk: “If you have any questions, ask.”

      That’s it. It was very clear that she didn’t want me to ask anything.