Becoming informed
As it is in childhood years, information gleaned by teen agers form their siblings, from friends, school or neighbours or from the media can be off putting incorrect or confusing in fact in in these bewildering adolence years in can be down right terrifying.
Horrible language was used for example ’So and so got fingered' at the weekend is one reference I remember clearly at age 13.I remember being so shocked by that phrase and by the imagery of it that I couldn't imagine anyone putting fingers inside me much less that this could be part of sex, Its always look so beautiful in the movies. I knew what ‘intercourse' was, but I didn’t know that there were all these extras out there as well and and it only served to frighten me more. Much of what I had learned about sex came from CLEO magazines in the sealed section. It gives me shivers to think of them now, they were so crass I'm all about how to make yourself appealing to men.
My parents had a library. In which there were a few books about sex I read the Kinsey Report but there was also a few sexy paperbacks. One was about some woman in India he committed adultery, got caught and was punished by having her breast cut off that wasn't so good to know about and I was about 12.
Even when sex education. It's a liberal and comprehensive it can confuse and embarrass students.
I remember people in my class speculating a lot about sexuality this topic was upmost on everyones brain. Our 'human development’ classes weren’t just about sex. They showed us videos about anorexia and drugs as well. The sex bits were mortifying one day I had to put a condom on a plastic penis in front the whole class. Everyone was giggling I suppose I could have said no, but that would have been even more embarrassing.
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