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1. My mum
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. Well, I'm not sure if we covered it verbally. My mum basically gave me a book for preteens about the birds and the bees, and said that if I had any questions, to feel free to ask.
10. Same answer as question 9.
11. 18
12. My best guess is 4th grade, so about 9 or 10.
13. Massachusetts
14. White
15. White
16. My mum has a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
While I can't recall that my mum and I sat down and had "the talk," she did make it clear that she was always there for me if I had questions. I remember asking her what some slang terms meant when I was younger, which was a little embarassing at times. To me, the book was her way of giving me the talk.
Also, at my elementary school there were little lessons on girls and boys. We split up, and they just presented the basics e.g. girl & boy parts and getting your period. Obviously there was a class in high school on it, but by then everyone is well-informed, so the class was a joke, especially because it has to teach abstinence for federal funding reasons; although, I believe Deval Patrick (MA's gov.) just turned down federal funding for abstinence-only education! Yay!
Getting back to my relationship with my mum. We never discussed the physical action of sex, but when I was 15 (and got into a relationship) we had some intense talks about our views on sex, love, relationships, and birth control (a little). Now we have a very good relationship, and we openly joke about sex. She knows that I'm having sex with my boyfriend, but she is fine with it...or as fine as mothers can be with that sort of thing, because she likes that I'm in a healthy relationship and knows that we're being safe.
As far as information, I've been checking out websites like GoAskAlice.com throughout most of high school.
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