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Old Jun 11, 2015, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PoppyRoad View Post
Thanks for your reply, Leah.

I've thought this over and I've decided I have a healthy attitude toward sex, including a caring mom's natural feeling of a small bit of curiosity about my little boy turning into a man. My son is open about talking appropriately about sexuality, which has been a little shocking to me sometimes (though I just listen to him and certainly don't show my surprise...done a lot as a parent, lol). He's a successful young man with a wonderful respect for the women in his life and I'm sooo glad of that.

Frankly, I find it very hard to believe that everyone, or most everyone, doesn't have a fleeting thought now and then about the sexual behavior of friends, family, whomever. If the thoughts aren't conscious, I'm guessing they remain repressed within the unconscious and might show up in dreams, for example.

Well, just because you find something hard to believe doesn't give it validity, haha. I really find the only way to know others' experiences is for them to tell me. Suggesting that those who differ from you are just repressing seems pretty dismissive. Please don't feel insecure about your perspective. You aren't hurting anyone, and whether 99% of people think as you do, or 1%, or more likely somewhere in between, it's not really a problem.
Thanks for this!
*Laurie*