The Kitchen Counter
MY TALK
In sixth grade, a sex-ed group came in to talk with our class. We had to bring a note home to our parents informing them we had been taught about sex in school and that this might be a good time to add any supplementary information for the questions your kid has. I gave the note to my Mom when I got home and she told me that my Dad would talk to me about it when he got home. My Dad got home, read the note, and stared at me. He picked me up and sat me on the kitchen counter. There was complete silence for what felt like hours, but was actually at least 15 minutes. Eventually my dad looked at me, took a deep breath, and gave me the only 5 words of sexual education I’ve ever gotten from my father: “Keep it in your pants.
WHAT I WANTED
A bit more substance would have been nice. Substance on anything, really.
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