The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

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Today is the Puberty Lesson for my DAUGHTER's class. I know it should be no different than any other class.......But C'mon now!! It just is!!!!!

My daughter gives me "guidelines" today as to what I can and can't say. She says "mom do not use the word MENSTRUATION, its just weird"

And then she says " And don't mention a word about MY PERIOD!!!"

What kind of mom do you think I am?!!!! Geesh give me some credit! I am not going to start the class with "Ok class, everyone look at my daughter Suzie, because she is having her period RIGHT NOW!!!. Suzie tell us a little bit about how your feeling..... Bloated? "

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Loved the video - just put it on my FB page with a warning that it is for my daughter, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law-to-be, and moms of daughters. I just love the mom in the video.

I too always taught my kids the real terminology - my husband had nicknames for everything including "tallywacker".

For some reason it was easier to talk to my boys . . . my daughter literally put her fingers in her ears and went "I can't hear you".

I did teach one class on puberty to the girls in our youth group and my daughter stood at the back of the room - I think she was about 10 then.

I'm the mom with the large public health poster with close-up photos of STD's . . . :up:

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Loved the video - just put it on my FB page with a warning that it is for my daughter, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law-to-be, and moms of daughters. I just love the mom in the video.

I too always taught my kids the real terminology - my husband had nicknames for everything including "tallywacker".

For some reason it was easier to talk to my boys . . . my daughter literally put her fingers in her ears and went "I can't hear you".

I did teach one class on puberty to the girls in our youth group and my daughter stood at the back of the room - I think she was about 10 then.

I'm the mom with the large public health poster with close-up photos of STD's . . . :up:

Omg...I remember when I took interpersonal communication as a pre req and our instructor had us list all the slang terms we could think of for both male and female genitalia. Goodness, it is shocking to realize there are so many "synonyms" - and some of them seemed like utter nonsense.

C'mon, people...all together now. member. lady parts.

Very good. That didn't hurt, now did it? Lol

Although it is kinda funny to hear some of the youngsters (loudly) use the correct vernacular in public and see everyone around kinda titter and laugh. But hey, would be way creepy to hear a little one refer to it as vajayjay or a snake. :eek:

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C'mon, people...all together now. member. lady parts.

Vulva. VUL-VA. Like the car, but not.

But seriously, the 7th graders get used to me saying lady parts; they still crack up at vulva every time.

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Vulva. VUL-VA. Like the car, but not.

But seriously, the 7th graders get used to me saying lady parts; they still crack up at vulva every time.

I say "uvula" and I get laughs. So, I say it more than warranted.

matriromi, I agree with you. I had 2 girls come down to my office yesterday because a tampon spilled out of one of the girl's pocketbooks. A boy tried to hand it back to her. They said he was polite, not mocking, but the girl was so mortified she ran away.

My older students usually have no problem, and will ask for pads and tampons with pretty much anyone present.

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No issues when my kid was here...he had his own ATM Ask The Mom!!!

and the lunch ladies would let him charge his lunch to my account!

Wow, my mind went somewhere totally different with the ATM acronym. Speaking of sex ed...

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