Dd1 is asking a lot of questions. I try to answer honestly and she is fine with periods, the breeding aspect of sex (for want of a better word - the biology maybe?).
She still thinks it's yuck so has been asking why people still do it when they don't want a baby so I've said because it feels nice and when she's older and more grown up she will understand that better.
She then asked how you can do it without having a baby because she'd heard of a few things. She knew vaguely about the pill and (oddly) had heard the idea of a vasectomy- I presume a friends dad had one! I asked if she'd heard of a condom as a, I thought she might have heard in the playground and b, if she's going to ask this is one to be aware of at the start of these kind of talks. Turns out she hadn't so I gave her a mega high level explanation with a comment about how as well as babies it is a way to pass bugs and germs on so it's good to look after yourself as much as you can.
I'm now totally worried I've been age inappropriate as she's only 10 and I think I've worried her about being a grown up. I wanted to be honest and open but not too quick as she's still a little girl. Overstepped the mark? She's normally a resilient and feisty little thing with a strong sense of self so odd to see her like this. Although the playground chat and insults are starting to get more grown up atm too.....
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