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Rhiannon12866

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4. My mother sat me down and explained to me how these things worked before I left for summer camp

Reply to rampartd (Reply #3)

Mon May 4, 2026, 04:35 AM

18 hrs ago

I had no idea and was shocked for days - and I have no sisters, I'm the eldest in my family. And I can identify with your wife, there must be an easier way to learn about these "normal" things. Wasn't sex education taught in schools?

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A dangerous new chapter of post-Roe America is here - Velshi - MS NOW [View all] Rhiannon12866 21 hrs ago OP

i probably know less about birth control than an average congresscritter rampartd 19 hrs ago #1

There are many reasons that women use birth control, often for health reasons Rhiannon12866 19 hrs ago #2

do most girls learn these things from their mothers/sisters? rampartd 18 hrs ago #3

My mother sat me down and explained to me how these things worked before I left for summer camp Rhiannon12866 18 hrs ago #4

the coach at sex ed did a little better than my dad did rampartd 17 hrs ago #5