That’s not a great way to approach your child’s sexuality. Look, they’re gonna get curious. You can embrace it in a healthy way by having a conversation about how their bodies are changing and that finding their new “interests” are normal (for the most part... don’t kinkshame your kid please!)
Or you can do what my father did when I came home crying because I was 9 years old and had my period for the first time: check out a book from the library and toss it to them saying “here, this is what’s happening. Don’t bother me with it again, it’s gross”.
Also- that mom is an ass for destroying those. Would you rather they be exposed to a super fucked up internet? Or a simple magazine they probably already have memorized?
It's not just a matter of that. It's also respecting your child's privacy which is a 1. Human right and 2. Law in the US. I can also confirm that the magazine I had before the internet was ingrained in my mind long before it was disposed of.
Or you can do what my father did when I came home crying because I was 9 years old and had my period for the first time: check out a book from the library and toss it to them saying “here, this is what’s happening. Don’t bother me with it again, it’s gross”.
Also- that mom is an ass for destroying those. Would you rather they be exposed to a super fucked up internet? Or a simple magazine they probably already have memorized?