The Birds And The Bees
Posted by terrepruitt on April 26, 2017
So I came across this as I was going through my dad’s stuff. That is what happens, I will be working steadily, making progress going through stuff and then I run across something that makes me pause. Although, this did not make me pause so much as laugh. I laughed and knew that I wanted to save it and look at it later so I just set it aside. When I opened it I laughed again because I forgot about the paper illustrations. When I first opened it I just flipped a page or two. I still haven’t read it. I figured I was pretty up to date on its contents. I did glance at some of the text as I was taking pictures. When I was young, this is how I found out how babies are made.
I don’t remember sitting down and reading it with my mom or my dad. I don’t remember talking to them about it. But I do remember having asked if I could look at it at least once. I remember it was on a shelf in the living room. But I don’t remember anything else about it.
I didn’t remember how long it is. It goes through the “bees” part of the “Birds and the Bees” first. Then it gets to the “birds” part, as you can see, using a paper chicken to help illustrate the explanation. Then it goes onto dogs. I did not photograph the entire dog section. Nor did I take pictures of the entire human section. As I said, I didn’t remember how long it was. Originally, I was thinking I would take pictures of the whole thing to post, but I was thinking that it was just a few pages. Ha. Much longer than I remembered.
The pictures are not great, but I am not really trying to have you learn about the birds and the bees here, I am just trying to show you this little book. I didn’t show the end, I figured you knew how it turned out. I am just sharing this blast from my past.
Anyway . . . how did YOU learn about the Birds and the Bees? Do you remember how old you were?
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New England Nomad said
Oh, so that’s how it’s done. I learned the healthy way: from movies, books and friends.
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terrepruitt said
NEN,
This IS a book. But I am guessing you meant different types of books. 🙂
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New England Nomad said
Yes, “other types” of books. You just made the Nomad blush!
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terrepruitt said
Well, you made me laugh, because the whole post is talking about a book . . . not even what it in it so much as the book. So clearly . . . there were “other books” in your past. 🙂 Red looks good on you!
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Michele Moyer said
OMG! I love it… I read a book called “It’s perfectly normal” to my kids and also sent them to a class at the Unitarian Universalist church down the street to get a first glimpse of this process. I remember looking at a close family friend’s body books when I was young and curious. I do not remember the exact age but I do remember having to figure it out mostly on my own and with the information from school – oh the stories and memories!!
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terrepruitt said
What? What do you mean a first glimpse of this process?
In fifth grade (I think), we also had a health class that told us about the process.
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Michele Moyer said
I guess that was a weird way to put it…what I meant was start the conversation about the “birds and the bees” – since they are not in school to see the famous 5th grade movie 🙂
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terrepruitt said
🙂 I just wanted to clarify what that meant because at first my eyebrows went up . . . I was wondering what was going on at that church. 🙂
I think it is very important for kids to get real/factual information as opposed to what one might learn on the playground/from friends, so that is great that you shared a book and sent them to a class. Not leaving it up to peer “education” I think is a good idea.
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John Pruitt said
I learned from the other kids in Kindergarten. The way God intended 😉
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terrepruitt said
Kindergarten? I am sure that info was all kinds of accurate. 🙂
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