All of us roll our eyes anytime we mention talking with a parent or trusted adult about relationships and sex. Most of us would probably agree that we think our parents to be "in the dark" when it comes to the topic of sexuality.
They criticize our music, the way we want to dress and the kinds of people we hang out with. Forget about even bringing up current relationships or sexuality. We have always had tension between our parents. It's nothing new.
But our parents probably didn’t grow up knowing about HIV or AIDS, and they definitely couldn’t get information on the Internet. But their parents, and other adults in their lives, still gave them a hard time. Just like today.
Maybe they’re trying to stop us from making the same mistakes that they did. Things may look a bit different these days, but chances are your parents or the adults you trust had the same worries about whether or how to talk to their own parents or families. Think about it. You may decide that your parent or another adult is just the person to talk to about sexuality.
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I admit having a one on one talk with my parents can be awkward. The lecture about the birds and the bees was the worst. But they really do want the best for us. Even though our parents are so critical of every single thing that we do. We should be willing to accept advice from our parents because have been there and have done that. Their much wiser and rational than us so we should really pay attention to what they have to say.
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