. . . it sure is nice to be able to talk about sexual matters in a straightforward way.

When I was in college, I took an honors level course in human sexuality. The class was, unfortunately, packed with little kids who did a lot of snickering and giggling, but not a whole lot of contributing. One day, we were discussing barrier forms of birth control, specifically, the cervical cap and diaphragm. After the professor explained insertion, one little ball of fluff asked, "But . . . what do you use to get it out?" I truly thought she must be kidding, so I piped in with, "Needle nosed pliers." She asked, "Really? Doesn't that hurt?" One look at her fluffy little face and I knew she thought I was serious. I gave her a little finger-waggling wave and said, "With your fingers." Her cheeks flamed, mouth turned down, and she let out with a disgusted, "Ewwww!"

I told her that, barring a tragic rugby mishap, that vagina was going to be attached to her for the rest of her life, so she'd better get used to it.

It's nice to have a crowd that can discuss these things

Kallie