Let's Talk About Sex

Let's talk about sex, sex is still one of those topics that people are ashamed of talking about. I think talking about sex and sharing information about it has gotten better, but it still needs work. Around the world, sex is such a taboo thing to talk about but it shouldn't be something that you are ashamed of. For me, growing up I never had the sex talk with my mom, what I learned about sex came from middle school and high school sexual education, which wasn't much help either. When I was in middle school I didn't understand how girls were getting pregnant because I was focused on my friends and I didn't really understand periods. Now as a young adult, I talk about sex with my partner, my girlfriends, and anyone that wants information or my perspective. Sex has so many benefits that might not be known, such as building up your immune system, boosting your libido, helping with bladder control, helping with headaches and migraines, burning calories, relieving stress and pain, and the best part helping you sleep better. Sex also includes masturbation, which is also a big part of self-care, despite how people may look at it masturbation benefits are the same as sex with another person. It took me a long time to realize that sex wasn't a bad thing that adults portrayed it as being and I have to admit that I wasn't as educated as I should have been when it came down to sex which, I have to blame my upbringing and the school system for failing me on everything that I needed to know. I understood the basics of it all but it wasn't an in depth talk about everything that sex included. Thankfully, I have seen some parents explaining to little kids about their body parts and even sex and I am all for informing your child at a young age. In my personal opinion, I'd rather my child know about those things at a young age, especially when I'm not around. I saw a video of a mother explaining why she would allow her 15 year old to date and she stated that they should get used to dating so that they mature in future relationships, you don't have to worry about them being groomed by older men if they date boys of their age, and when you tell teens not to do something they definitely do the opposite and feel as though they can't come to you with important things. These are great points that I can relate to because even though I wasn't allowed to date I still did it and it did help me evolve as a person when it came to relationships and it did make me feel as though I couldn't tell my mom about the problems I had. I praise the parents that are informing their children at a young age and not letting them figure it out as they go. I don't know how many people would agree with what I'm saying or disagree so leave me a comment and let me know or even tell me a story about your experience.