When children are 15 years old, they are still innocent to most adult situations. Of course, they hear stuff at school and use crude language that is used by others in their peer groups, but for the most part they don’t really have all of the information, only bits and pieces of it. So when a racy commercial airs over and over again, the 15 year old is compelled to call their parent at work and ask what it all means… “because I must know now mom!”
To the makers of the KY Pleasure Jelly For Him and For Her Commercial: Please know that 15 year olds watch MTV and whatever other Cable, Dish, Satellite, channel that air your adult oriented commercials! I will forever be horrified with memories of an office filled with smirky, wide eyed people who always have a perked ear for information (I work at a News Station for heaven sake!!) and over heard my end of the conversation explaining to a young teen what they use that for!
Panic! Thoughts of the mandatory sexual harassment training video came flooding into mind and all the raised eyebrows staring at me…can I get into trouble talking with my child on my cell phone at work about this? Hummm… I told her that we could talk about it when I got home. Big sigh when we hung up, but sad that I couldn’t tackle the subject right then.
I’ve always told her that she can ask me anything and get the straight and honest answer. Sometimes I wish that I never said such a thing and sometimes I brace myself and wince, buying time to offer a prayer to get me through this delicate conversation without turning her onto the subject or scaring her for life! It’s a difficult balance!
3 comments:
Not speaking ill of your daughter, but I am actually surprised she doesn't know what it's for (because maybe some girls she knows at school do?).
I can just imagine you trying to have this conversation with her at work, but girl... she will know for sure you mean what you say when you take that time for her! She is really lucky to have a mom like you. Most girls (at least the ones where I am!) wouldn't ask their moms about stuff like this.
Wow Kate, you are such a great mom. I need to give my kids your number so that they can get the answers that they are looking for in life. I still dread that those kind of discussions are coming in my future. However, it gives me great hope that your daughter has turned out so well and that hopefully my kids will too. Way to make it through an awkward situation mom. You are my hero!
Thank you both very much! I am forever grateful that she is such a good girl and makes good choices. I'm unsure if you want to give your kids my number because I give the honest straight up answer...and I Hyperventilate the whole time! (because of the balance issue). She would never ask anyone else because her whole life I've told her that kids her age most likely don't know the truth about adult stuff and I don't want her to have the wrong idea about it. Thank goodness that she has enough self esteem to talk about it with me. Darci, you will do just fine when it comes up!
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