Advice: The big "talk"
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Advice: The big "talk"
| Sun, 02-18-2007 - 7:28am |
Okay, I need advice on when people started or will start to have the big "talk" with their kids.
My oldest is going to be 9 next week. I have some friends telling me they already had this talk with their children at this age. She just seems so young to me. She still plays house, school and dolls with her little sister. IMO, telling her about sex is going to take some innocence away from her. But, am I sheltering her too much?
She knows about periods and body hair development. She already has little breats "bumps" (as she likes to call "em).
Agghhh..I really thought I had until she was 12 to have this talk like my mother did.
What is everyone's opinion?

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And for some of us, having flawless, made up skin helps with the 'tude.
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My dh does give a hoot about his appearance. He stays fit, washes his face, shaves it, conditions it, takes good care of his teeth, makes sure his lips aren't chapped. He looks great.
A couple posts back, you said to me that your dh only looks at his face to shave it.
Im not sure how something that takes a few minutes a day can be an "unhealthy obsession".
And I find it interesting that you outlined your husband's routine and said it made him look "great" but then applied to yourself and said it made you look "okay".
You implied that your daughter should not associate with girls that wear makeup. That's more than just identifying something as associated with a certain class. In many areas of the US at least, girls -- even the really smart ones from upper middle class families-- start wearing makeup at around 12.
Your posts are insulting. If I said: people from lower classes eat at buffets a lot-- that would be accurate. If I said: I would wonder about her peer group, if my DD was invited by friends to eat at a buffet, it would be insulting.
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