My thoughts exactly. Unless you’re leaving crunchy napkins around or ruining the good towels- there’s nothing to confront a person about. You could see it as a good time to talk to them about sexuality- but IMHO there shouldn’t be a “talk” about sex. It should be a dialog that starts when kids are younger, building as they are able to understand more and are more mature. Like most things in life you aren’t generally helping your kids by pretending things don’t exist and then suddenly dumping reality on them when they are a “certain age” or whatever. Bills, sex, racism, whatever. Keep it simple and clear when they are young so they at least have the concepts and build on those. Done right you generally won’t have to “have the talk” or “confront them” because they’ll come to you with questions and discussions as they explore and need guidance. The rest they just have to figure out themselves as long as you’ve taught them about safety and mental well being and such.
Tbh I wish I had been given the talk when I was younger, bc I had to discover that sort of shit on my own. All of that TMI stuff I figured out by myself when I was alone, and it was a rough, embarrassing hurdle to overcome. And yes, we did have those "special" presentations in grade 5, but I was stupid then and never gave them any attention lol.
My parents started talking to me about the nature of relationships and sexuality when I was very young. I have had one sexual partner and we have been together nearing 30 years.
We talked very candidly to our child about the nature of relationships and sexuality. As soon as he was old enough to start asking questions, I bought him some books about it sex/sexuality. My kid is 15, I don’t know for sure, but I think my kid is not sexually active. And, If my kid is, the kid has access to birth control and understands how and why to use it.
Generally, kids are going to do what they do. The best a parent can do is prepare them to make the best decision. That means providing accurate information.
We talked very candidly to our child about the nature of relationships and sexuality. As soon as he was old enough to start asking questions, I bought him some books about it sex/sexuality. My kid is 15, I don’t know for sure, but I think my kid is not sexually active. And, If my kid is, the kid has access to birth control and understands how and why to use it.
Generally, kids are going to do what they do. The best a parent can do is prepare them to make the best decision. That means providing accurate information.