Been dreading this for months but I sat down with my 14 year old yesterday and we talked about sex, relationships, and keeping himself pure before marriage. It was awkward as heck but I'm so glad we did it. He asked questions I wasn't ready for but we worked through it together. If you haven't had this conversation yet, do it now. Don't wait like I almost did.
How'd it go? That's been sitting in the back of my mind as something I need to do with my 12yo and I'm honestly terrified of the awkwardness. Did you have a script or did you just wing it?
What angle did you take on it? Like were you more about the biological side or did you get into the relational stuff too? I'm trying to figure out how to approach this without making it weird but also not leaving stuff out.
The fact that you dreaded it for months but actually did it says everything. So many guys just keep avoiding this conversation. Your son's going to remember that you trusted him enough to be real about it.
Respect for getting through it. I did this with my oldest last year and I was sweating the whole time but honestly? He appreciated the directness way more than I thought he would. He asked real questions and we just talked like adults for once.
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My dad never had this talk with me so I'm winging it with my own kids. It's awkward but also kind of beautiful that we're talking about real stuff instead of them just figuring it out from friends or the internet.