Jack is still intrigued by sex education. It's probably the best thing that has ever happened to him. Though I'm not sure he's getting the correct advice.
As we were watching television last week, a woman yelled at her husband in Emmerdale.
"Mr Smart," said Jack, "explained that women who get cross for no reason at home are probably suffering with their hormones. She," he pointed to the television. "Could be in the early stages of pregnancy and doesn't know. Or," he added solemnly. "She might be on her period, which is when women bleed each month." He looked at me with the same look I give him, which translates as: 'I'm on to you.'
"And I know you bleed too -
and you get moody."
I sat that there drinking my tea, watching Eric Pollard, thinking, 'I'm just loving this conversation, not one little bit.'
"Well that's just nonsense," I said. "Women get annoyed at men for all sorts of reasons, some times it has nothing to do with their hormones. Maybe the man has made her cross."
This, I think, is why men think they do no wrong. They feel enlightened by the words: BLOOD, PERIOD, PREGNANCY, HORMONES.
Good job he has a mother like me to put him straight.
Then, last night, as we queued for a takeaway, which is a once in a blue moon treat, Jack said. "We didn't have sex education today, the teacher wasn't in."
"Oh, that's good," I said absently.
"NO. Mum, it is not good. The teacher said that our parents might think talking about sex is dirty -"
"I do not think it is dirty to talk about sex." (We were, still, by the way, in the takeaway ordering chicken korma.)
"I have a responsibility to learn about safe sex. (He is 10!) Did you know that Lewisham has the highest rate of underage pregnancies in the world?"
No, I did not. But I wouldn't take Jack's knowledge as gospel either.
"Well it does, and I live in the borough of Lewisham, that is why I need sex education and we should talk about these things."
"I don't have a problem with it!"
"Mum," he shook his head and smiled. "I know you do. The teacher is in tomorrow. So we'll continue with sex education then."
Jack is still intrigued by sex education. It's probably the best thing that has ever happened to him. Though I'm not sure he's getting the correct advice.
As we were watching television last week, a woman yelled at her husband in Emmerdale.
"Mr Smart," said Jack, "explained that women who get cross for no reason at home are probably suffering with their hormones. She," he pointed to the television. "Could be in the early stages of pregnancy and doesn't know. Or," he added solemnly. "She might be on her period, which is when women bleed each month." He looked at me with the same look I give him, which translates as: 'I'm on to you.'
"And I know you bleed too - and you get moody."
I sat that there drinking my tea, watching Eric Pollard, thinking, 'I'm just loving this conversation, not one little bit.'
"Well that's just nonsense," I said. "Women get annoyed at men for all sorts of reasons, some times it has nothing to do with their hormones. Maybe the man has made her cross."
This, I think, is why men think they do no wrong. They feel enlightened by the words: BLOOD, PERIOD, PREGNANCY, HORMONES.
Good job he has a mother like me to put him straight.
Then, last night, as we queued for a takeaway, which is a once in a blue moon treat, Jack said. "We didn't have sex education today, the teacher wasn't in."
"Oh, that's good," I said absently.
"NO. Mum, it is not good. The teacher said that our parents might think talking about sex is dirty -"
"I do not think it is dirty to talk about sex." (We were, still, by the way, in the takeaway ordering chicken korma.)
"I have a responsibility to learn about safe sex. (He is 10!) Did you know that Lewisham has the highest rate of underage pregnancies in the world?"
No, I did not. But I wouldn't take Jack's knowledge as gospel either.
"Well it does, and I live in the borough of Lewisham, that is why I need sex education and we should talk about these things."
"I don't have a problem with it!"
"Mum," he shook his head and smiled. "I know you do. The teacher is in tomorrow. So we'll continue with sex education then."