June is pride month

Apparently June is PRIDE month. I took my kids to their first pride fest. It was a lot of fun. I am very lucky to have such and open relationship with my kids. We have a pact -no secrets, no lies- a pact that my son sticks to like glue and my daughter tries to but it isn't always possible for her. But my sons unwavering loyalty will not allow him to  lie to me. More on that later.

So when they are giving away condom at a booth and my son asks What's a condom? I have to smile and tell him well so condoms are for safer sex. Nothing you need right now. You will use those later. And that leads to a further conversation when we get home on condoms. Which leads to me showing them how it works (on a very fat for a marker but very thin for a condom). Which leads to why condoms are necessary. (Prevent stds, prevent early pregnancies). Which leads to how sometimes people try to pressure other people not to use condoms. About ejaculation, eggs, sperm, coming, masterbation,  consent, horniness, and so much more. Just me and my two twelve year old chilling out together talking about sex. And not a drop of awkwardness, discomfort, or any other weirdness. 

I love the open lines of communication I have created with my children. I love that they can talk to me about anything, or they can not tell me stuff and their is nothing to weird or awkward for them. I am their safe space. I always have been and I always will be.