My mother’s sex talk consisted of, “Boys only want one thing.” This was said to me at age 16, the night before I was leaving to spend 2 months in Florida to babysit my sister’s kids. (She needed a sitter and she knew I needed a break!) And that “talk” was only because sometimes my sister’s faily would invite this one neighbor boy (my age) to do stuff with them, and she wanted to warn me. Luckily, we had good sex ed classes in my school. It was a little embarassing (for me) in a co-ed setting, but we survived.
And as much as I understand why that was my mom’s attitude, I would have appreciated a more honest, even clinical discussion. Or even a book from her would have been nice. Thank heaven for the encyclopedia!