It’s been such an honor to read what folks have submitted to Beyond the Birds and the Bees thus far. As of this writing we’re up to fifty-three submissions, nearly all of which have pulled tears, laughter or both from your humble site administrator.
Have a look at some of our most recent posts:
–When Children Find Your Sex Toys
If you’ve yet to have children, remember this: toddlers are extremely curious and creative little creatures. When you’re taking a bath or in the kitchen, they will dig through your drawers or under your bed looking for play clothing or monsters or a lost Toy Story Buzz Lightyear. And when they do, they will find whatever it is that you’ve hoped they would never ask about. And then they will ask about everything single thing they discover.
It was then she said to me what has ended up being the most profound statement I’ve ever heard from her.“You find out how much you love someone.”
It hit me then, and it hit me later all the more. My mother, a sexual person, has been unable to have sex with the man she loves for a very long time now.
The joke is on my grandmother, though, as I started an erotic publishing house, not at all like what I had as a kid though; much more artistic. Oh the irony!
I do remember that after she was done talking she showed the three of us a book. It was a hulking coffee-table book that was chock-full of graphic, 12 x 16 images; black and white photographs depicting people naked. I thought the pictures were fascinating, wondrous, and inherently beautiful. Inside the pages were artful photographs of nude, long-haired hippie women nursing their naked babies. In some pictures the father appeared beatifically peering over the shoulder of the mother, he too, free from the constraints of clothing.
–I Can’t Get No Contraception – Part 2
For the rest of the university year we slept together pretty much every night, sharing a narrow bed, barely wide enough for one, sharing coursework assignments, sharing wet Saturday afternoons, sharing the thrill of mutual masturbation, the illicit joy of anal and, once a month, the treat of full-on penetrative sex.
I turned my head to shush him as he yelled again “I SAID what IS this MOM?”
All eyes in the waiting room turned to my young son as I stared horrified at the yellow plastic square he was waving around in the air.
“Give me that… that … that is for ladies!” I stammered through gritted teeth as I hastily snatched my “emergency” maxi pad from him and shoved it back into my purse.
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This is a really terrific site. It’s inspiring to read others experiences and hope I’m doing as well with my children. This site should be required reading for parents.
Ta da! I (finally) sent in a story!!
It’s even father’s day relevant! ^_^
You rock and I lurves you. :)
It is important to be open with your children when it comes to sex and sex products. I feel that if should be spoken often it will save time and money in the future.