Wow Lynn you really handled that beautifully. Well done. You are a great mom.

My parents never discussed it with me. I was given a book to look at and read and then come to them with any questions when I was finished. I was way too embarrassed and scared of repercussions to have any questions. I felt like I would be in trouble, or that they would "worry about me" like they so often told me. I could tell it was a taboo subject with them and didn't want any discussions to go bad.

I remember discovering what can happen if you pleasure yourself, and I looked at it in a good light but always private. I knew I would be in trouble if I was caught, but I got lucky and never got did. My parents had a "no closed doors" policy. So it was always a rebellious sort of thing for me too. But always late at night when I thought everyone was sleeping soundly.