So the other day, my 13 year old was telling us that he’d like to go camping as a family (my husband does not camp, so we’ve never gone before).
My husband, ever the smart aleck, decides to respond with a reference to a couple we know who shall remain nameless who got rather down and dirty in a camper, thinking the kids were all asleep. Unfortunately their 14 year old daughter, laying all of 10 feet away wasn’t actually asleep. Even more unfortunately for all of them, she didn’t say anything until the next morning. She was livid. The father responded with a classic line: “what do you think the Eskimos did?” At any rate, my smarty pants husband says, “are you sure that would be a good idea Noah? A tent is awful small and parents have been known to act up once they think the kids are asleep.”
To which my dear son (who does not know the background story, btw), shrugs and says, “eh. As long as you have your own sleeping bags I don’t care.”
The hubby and I thought we’d never stop laughing.
And as long as we’re on the topic, I figure I’ll share a couple more best of sex ed episodes from our house.
A while back I happened to hear my then 8 year old son Collin make some comment about “s-e-x”.
Me: “Collin, did I just hear you spell the word sex?”
Collin: “I didn’t spell it. It’s a code word we made up for sex.”
Me: “But that’s not a code word. You’re just spelling it. Why not just say sex?”
Collin: “We think s-e-x is a good code word. We don’t want to just go around saying sex, that would be kind of weird.”
Yeah. OK.
And finally, one of my all time favorites. When I got pregnant with my youngest daughter Sophia, it was kind of a spur of the moment thing and very much my husband’s idea (long story). At any rate, the running joke when I was pregnant with Sophie was that “it’s all Keith’s fault.”
So one day, Noah (then 10) heard me quip that it was Keith’s fault for the umpteenth time. He turned to me and said, “what – did he get you while you were sleeping?”
Doesn’t really work that way, dear. I least I would hope it doesn’t work that way!
And for those of you who are appalled that I would tell such embarrassing stories about my kids, don’t worry. We plan on telling these stories and many more to their friends, wives and kids one day as well. Not to mention the pictures. Oh boy, do we have pictures! 
OmGosh that is just HYSTERICAL! “did he get you while you were sleeping?” Oh myyyy tooo funny!
Thanks for the giggle I needed it while on my hunt for the elusive orange folder with brads-school supplies…uugghh
hi..fathers n their daughters..a very complex relationship. i read of a study that father should not be embaressed to takl to their daughters about sex. infact the study suggested that father to not be shy to be nude infront of their daughters. this will help the girls learn about the male ‘organ’. or else, the study warns, they would ‘learn’ it from the male friends…the father is the pbest person to expose them..waht is uyour take in this?
Omg this is great! I am very much approaching this stage in life and Im trying to do a better job than my mother did! great stuff!
About a year ago, a friend of mine had “the talk” with her three children. Her daughter’s first response was, “Megan (my daughter) told me that, but I didn’t believe her.” Then she asked, “Did you really do that three times?”