Who here wasn't given "the talk" from your parents?

Question

I was never given it and i learned perfectly fine (but doing bad things) do you think actually talking about it affects anything?

Answer 1

I never got 'the talk' I did get "don't have sex because we're religious nuts" and a lot of the 'women have sex for emotional reasons' sexist crap from my moms generation and in church/christian school. I learned the basics through friends, books, television and listening to the Sunday Night Sex show which is awesome by the way. I think that the fear mongering and sexism effected me, but I just went out of my way to prove them wrong, so had some interesting times when I was single. Nothing happened that I regret. It just part of growing up and I got lucky too. I think it would have been nice if I was raised in a healthy sexual enviroment, but I think the abstinence only training sure influenced who I am today. I just don't think it was in the way they wanted! Hahaha. Like I said before though, I got lucky. If I wasn't so lucky, who knows what might have happened? I think 'the talk' is important, but realistically it's not going to happen for everyone and that's why proper sex education needs to be available to adolescence and I'm not talking about that brain washing abstinence crap either.

Answer 2

I was never given "the talk" but I plan to give it to my girls. I think it is important to know the truth. Growing up I wasn't sure about anything regarding the subject so when others discussed it, I learned by listening & pretending to know more than I actually did. So my answer is that "yes...I think it affects things". I may not have done some of the things I did had I been given "the talk". I think it makes a difference.

Answer 3

I didn't get the talk-I had to learn from porn mags, bathroom walls and strange men in dark alleys. Didn't affect me none. jk.

Actually, I learned on my own. I have a perfectly normal outlook on the subject. Thats just me though. Some kids need that talk, some don't.

Answer 4

I never got the talk. I pretty much learned from TV and friends. I think if my mom would have sat down and spoke to me about I probably would have ended up doing half the stuff I did. Im older now so I know better but I wish she would have said something.

Answer 5

My mom never gave me a talk. She gave me a very graphic book giving me details about everything. I still didnt really understand though so I was confused. I heard stuff from my friends and as I got older I was more open with my mom and I learned things the right way. I know people who never had "the talk" and they didnt go down the right path with that kinda stuff.

Answer 6

Nah, my parents haven't given me the sex talk. I don't think they plan to. They can see that it's unnecessary. I have no intention of going down that road, and they know it. I don't even date, and I'm 16. But then, I got the fundamentals of my education (4-8 grades) in a private, Christian school, and as much as I hated that school, I guess I got something positive out of it.

Answer 7

My mom told me the basics of the basics when I was a little kid, but never ever brought it up again later, when I could have used another talk. I wish my parents would have been more open about it. I sort of feel like if my mom would have told me she didn't want to me to have sex when I was in high school, I would have had a good reason to keep my high school boyfriend off me. I feel like I had sex too early, and in a lame way, I sort of blame my parents for it.

Answer 8

I was given it when I was 13 (this summer), but only because I asked my dad about a "personal" problem. The question related to puberty and my dad told me about puberty and sex.

I mostly learned from school because the kids already knew about it but also because we watched a video about it. I think its important because it tells your children what to expect when growing and what they should do in certain circumstances. It'll give them the knowledge they need to do a good or bad thing, like sex before marriage.

Answer 9

My parents never gave me "the talk" but I think they've tried to drop some hints over the past few years.
I think it's important for parents to have "the talk" with their kids because not only does it give kids the correct information, but if approached right, "the talk" can give kids the signal that it's okay to talk to their parents about sex. Many kids want to talk to their parents about it but are afraid of how they might respond.

Answer 10

no i've never actually "had the talk". like actually sat me down to talk about or anything. you just learn from what's around you and then you see how people screw up their lives by doing those stupid things, so you don't do it! =D well that's how it works for me