Haha if my gp asked me.how my tup tup was at my 6 week post partem check id be rolling on the floor in a fit of giggles. Thanks russelmuscle for that!
I agree, there's nothing wrong with teaching kids the right words. Buy we do have nicknames for other limbs too, like noggin, tootsies, booty, tummy etc. I also wouldn't expect a child to tell me they had bowel problems or an itchy anus either. Its all down to context.
Imo there's nothing wrong with protecting the innocence of childhood. I think its very important to be sensitive to fragile minds too. I used to ask my mum things about what kids said at school cos i thought they were so outrageous they couldn't be true but wanted to know for sure before I got laughed at and my mum would answer questions I asked about her honestly and I wish to god she'd spoken in third person or asked me why I wanted to know cos I cant tell you how scarred I am and how I had ocd and depression as a teen as a result of a number of damaging instances.
Sex education is very different to a lesson about sexual intercourse too. Totally different I just wish people could.understand that.
Yeah, we should protect innocence as much as possible. Yes we have nicknames for other things, but these things are also a bit more socially acceptable to speak freely about. I work with Drs, and maybe I am a bit desensitized because I constantly type clinic letters were the words are used correctly. It really is the world that has taken away whats appropriate, whats not, its so PC. They are actually trying to sway away from nick names for things similarly due to the reasoning for this post. To stop nick names being made up when children are being abused, names such as tickley spot etc are making things sound innocent when actually they are not.
I do think it's important for us to know what we have, and the reason we find those words inappropriate is purely because the world has over sexualized them to the point they aren't ok to use in social situations. The context of the convo is whether its appropriate for example mentioning things like itchy anus in public, that be a bit inappropriate if me you or a 70 year old says it - and we all know, kids are the most inappropriate because it takes them a while to learn their social boundaries.
I never referred to mine as a Vagina, I dont now because Im an adult and dont feel the need to share my business - but usually I will say my private area or my "good girl" now, I dont say that to the Dr, because I know thats not the word and its odd of me to rename it
but I know when to use and not to use nicknames. Kids dont yet. Its confusing for them.
Sexual education is needed younger, people are all for objecting it until their child comes in either pregnant, got someone pregnant or a disease. No one wants to imagine their innocent babies having sex, but also our parents didn't imagine it and we are all here with our own babies
I got a taxi the other week with a man, objecting at the fact that schools are teaching sex ed and gay relationships etc in primary and how that is corrupting how innocent minds think because say 2 girl friends in school holding hands now this means your a "lesbian" I says no offense, but I think the reason we are educating them this younger is because this is the norm - and its to stop opinions like the one you gave me. He seemed to not believe a child doesnt know its sexual identity/orientation until much older. I informed him its actually as young as 2 or 3. Hense why, we need the education younger - because our older culture are of the impression different is wrong.
Slightly going of on a tangent now... Sorry!!
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