
Dear Teen /Tween,
I am not a doctor or a sex expert. I am a mother who is not ashamed of talking to her children about sex. I don't feel shame because sex is where we all come from. To say sex is shameful is to say we are all rooted in shame. Not true.
I am anonymous because I want to keep my children's identities anonymous. They are an integral part of this. They make the podcast candid and catered to you, a tween or teen. I rely on them because I can't remember what it was like not knowing about sex probably because some aspects of the learning were traumatic. Which is one reason I created this podcast. I want a space for my children and their peers to learn about sex at their pace, on their terms, in a comfortable manner.
I started recording sex lessons for my oldest daughter because she said she wanted to hear me but was embarrassed to be in the same room with me. We came up with this solution, I record, and she listens when she wants. However, my oldest daughter was taken from me in family court. I don't know how she's learned about sex but I pray it hasn't been through what she's found online.
My youngest daughter is now at the age of learning and the record-and-listen method has worked beautifully. She's asked more questions than if we had done this in person.
Our culture's mindset on sex, especially in the United States has made us one of the world's worst in terms of having the highest number of teen pregnancies, rape, sexual assault, and abortions, the earliest age for first-time experiences, and the highest number of worst first-time experiences, i.e., sex is a shit show in the United States. I'd like to change that. I'd especially like to help children be safer in today's world.
It starts with being well-informed and feeling safe to ask questions.
That's what I am here for.
Thank you for being here!