Was it Mum or Dad who gave you the Birds and Bees talk?

Are you a parent, Mum or Dad, did you give your children the birds and bees talk?





Did you give the same talk to both male and female children, or did Dad talk to the boy and the Mum talk to the girl?





If you don't have children, who gave you The Talk, Mum or Dad? What about your brothers or sisters?





It would be interesting to know your age group to see if this has changed over time.





0 - 25


26 - 45


46 - 65


66 - and aboveWas it Mum or Dad who gave you the Birds and Bees talk?
Neither of my parents gave me ';the talk';, so I learned about it mainly from reading books. Thank God I got lucky and didn't get a bad source - I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference at that age! And then the basic...mechanics, as it were...of the subject were explored in more detail during biology classes in high school (although by that point, none of it was really a revelation.)





We (my wife and I) just went through this talk a few weeks ago with her son. I think that doing it together helps the child realise that he can come to either of us if he has any questions - he doesn't have to wait till Mom comes home before asking.





I'm in the 26-45 age bracket (getting towards the higher end, to tell the truth!)Was it Mum or Dad who gave you the Birds and Bees talk?
Nope....it was 6th grade bio.
Neither. I watched late night HBO and Max as a kid. It was all the education I needed.
I'm 21. I don't actually ever remember having that talk, as I had a childrens biology book so read that. Also with tv and internet you can find out.





Although I remember firmly stating at 4 years old I wouldn't have a baby EVER, after my Mum showing me her pregnancy book lol.
I'm 22 and I vaguely remember an extremely awkward, bumbling, quasi-conversation with my mom and being handed a book shortly before she beat a hasty retreat. It was a follow up after 8th grade health to make sure I didn't have any questions which I didn't because by then you pretty much know what's up anyway.





I have three older brothers and I remember the youngest one telling me that he and my dad had ';the talk'; when I was 10 so he was almost 12.
I recall it being 'Exciting 503, vol 2 of the Swedish Erotica series'. Not the best teacher, but no worse than the lack of proper sex education.
Neither for me. My mother encouraged me to go out with my 21 year old karate instructor when I was 16. He eventually became my boyfriend and he made me watch porn so I can learn. Sadly, I'm not even kidding.





I have no children.


I'm between 26-45.
wow, i find this a very sad statement on american parenting that 3/4 of the answers say ';neither';. Which include mine sadly. We say our parents dont tell us about sex then freak out when schools and peers try to do the job they wont do!!!
Neither did.
hello charis. great question.


i am in the 26-45 group and have two children (1 boy, 1 girl)


i do discuss sex with my son on both the biological level and the interpersonal level. though he is reluctant to speak to me in specific terms he does convey his knowledge of sex ed in rudimentary terms.


my daughter is mentally retarded and does not understand sex at it's most basic level, but i do try to address proper behavior between boys and girls and will increase the information as she ages.


my mother never spoke of sex or sexuality and to this day will not even acknowledge that me and my four siblings could be the result of anything other than immaculate conception.


my father by contrast was a womanizer. at the age of 14 or so i was mortified when he broke it down like this ';boys are like coon dogs and you are the coon. if they tree you, they'll rip you to shreds';. no information, just a warning.
i got my first taste of the birds and bees at the age of 6 when my step grandfather had me give him a hand job....





but at least it was just that...





i pretty much knew about the birds and the bees at a young age..i never beleived that whole stork thing..





heck i walked in on my parents at 7 and knew what they were doing. i wasnt a stupid kid...i had already seen porn ( ok i sneaked and watched it when my parents were watching it.)





...heh...lets just say..i had more sexual experiance from the ages of 6 to 15 ( unwanted of course) that a child should ever have.





i really dont care for sex...thus the reason i am celibate...to be honest i think it was abused out of me.





im 29.
Im 31 and I dont think either one really gave me ';the talk';. I remember my mom telling me about menstration...but not really like where babies come from. I think the public school system did that in about the 4th or 5th grade.
I was never given the talk and would have felt uncomfortable if they did.
my computer thought me ....lol
both
My dad gave me the talk because my mom and dad were divorced and I lived with dad. He put in all the colorful descriptives and slang, actually grossed me out enough to avoid boys for awhile-lol.


I think my siblings mainly learned things from friends and school.


I gave the talk to my older daughter, who is now 30, when she was 13. I think I will need to give the talk to my 10 year old daughter in another year or so though.


I'm in the 46-65 age group.
Neither did, learned most from Cinemax, and a collection of magazines at one of my friends house.





I talk to my daughter on the subject and she feels comfortable telling me about the boys she likes whats on her mind, so i feel grateful she feels that comfotable to talk to me about those issues.





26-45 age group
I'm 24, I never really got one actually, my dad tried when i was 18 and I told him he should've worn a condom and I think he was really pissed because he didn't talk to me for a while after that. Either way, T.V., videos, internet did it for me.
im 16. neither did. i learned on my own from friends, school, and tv. i think around...1st grade....anyways i hope your observation goes well....
well, i don't have kids (13, duh!) but i figured EVERYTHING out on my own, and quite frankly i would .like to leave it that way. i never like to talk to my mom about that stuff. she took me for a bra ad that was that. i haven't gotten you-know-what (see i can't even say the word) but i will tell her, and she will say ';ok. come to me if you want to talk'; and will leave it at that. i will talk yo my kids, i know i will.
when i was 11 i learned it all from the movies I stole from my uncle
neither. i learned it from movies %26amp; kids in school.





my husband %26amp; i plan to educate my child on the ';birds %26amp; bees'; (and also about molestation) in increments, beginning as soon as she can listen. she'll have the basics by the time she starts school. (i will probably be the primary source, but my husband will play a role as well)





i'm 28