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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
I'd have to say 'Yes'. I walked in on my parents when I was about eight years old and, trust me, it was the most awkward month or so afterward I've ever had in my life (This isn't even taking into account the number of times I could hear them doing it).
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I would just like to point out that it was awkward because sex was a behind closed doors activity, if it was out in the open even dinner table conversation, as it was for me by the time I was eight, you wouldn't have likely thought twice about walking in on your parents.
[sidenote: my parents were "normal", my mother was visibly pregnant with my little sister a few months before my eighth bday, causing me to ask all sorts of questions and them to give me a library shelf worth of books to read. Reading was my fav activity at the time, and it probably made it way less awkward for them]
Anyway, what this brings to mind to me is all the kids that hear their parents, go to investigate, crack the door and just sit there and watch. To me, the only difference is the couple in question knew she was there and since they knew she was there they could educate her. Sex is only such a dangerous thing for kids because parents/society make it such a dangerous thing by attaching all the baggage.
What creates the dilemma is that most people have the idea in their head that sex is something more than a recreational activity. Which is completely ok, but not everyone feels that way. Some people don't see it as anything more significant than a board game - to be enjoyed for it's own sake between two (sometimes more) people. As long as the child is educated and understands completely all the stuff that comes with sex (STD's, pregnancy ect.) Who cares if she has 500 partners by age 25, as long as she is responsible. Education is key, while I don't want to use the mother's method myself, I don't see anything inherently wrong with it.