I have always been open and honest about sex with my kids (mainly due to some unfortunate circumstances in our neighborhood, and in public school - but also because sexuality is such a huge part of life, I feel the teaching of it shouldn't be left to chance or left too late) and so they are not shy about asking questions and talking about human development and reproduction, especially my 10 year-old daughter.  Of course, I try not to give too much detail too soon, so sometimes they get funny ideas.

Dad and big brother were gone for the evening, so us girls were having a long, deep discussion about menstruation, and Mad was just glowing with the thought that she would someday "become a woman." She heaved a big sigh, smiled beatifically and said, "Oh Mom, I could just sit here and talk to you all night about adultery!"

"What?!"

"You know, adult things!"

I cleared that terminology up right quick! :-)

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