Who taught you how to use a condom?

[LadyJeanne]

It's raining on Monday night. My Valentine is 2000 miles away. I'm watching pseudo-news, para-political programs TV. Currently on tap: debating the teaching of abstinence or safe sex in schools. One of the debaters said she didn't want teachers standing in front of classrooms waving condoms around. She believed parents should teach their kids how to use condoms.

Ahem. If she believes condoms are to be waved around the room rather than unrolled onto an erect penis, please keep her away from the classroom.

But she did raise an interesting question in my mind. How did you learn how to use a codom?

Did anyone actually get a lesson from a parent???

 

[TheEarl]

I had a penis. I had a condom. It wasn't a difficult thing for me to wrok out on my own.

The Earl

 

[brightlyiburn]

Not from a parent, although I'm sure my mom would have explained if I asked.
I was given a lesson by someone at Planned Parenthood. Plus free condoms for bravely volunteering to demonstrate in front of the whole waiting room.

 

[minsue]

My first and I figured it out from the instructions on the box. Not very well, though, I assume. We had terrible luck with condoms breaking, but didn't know enough for it to dawn on either of us that it might be something other than bad luck.

 

[LadyJeanne]

I had a penis. I had a condom. It wasn't a difficult thing for me to wrok out on my own.

The Earl

Did a parent ever talk to you about condoms, or try to? Did they ever bring it up in any way?

 

[LadyJeanne]

Not from a parent, although I'm sure my mom would have explained if I asked.
I was given a lesson by someone at Planned Parenthood. Plus free condoms for bravely volunteering to demonstrate in front of the whole waiting room.

Cheers for PP!

Brightly gets a nana --->

Did your mom at least talk to you about condoms and safe sex and birth control?

I'm curious, because I grew up in an abstinence only kind of house, and that included absolutely no discussion of birth control or safe sex. If I hadn't waited to have sex until I was 20 and could do some research, I'd have been in serious trouble.

 

[rikaaim]

I took my advice from movies. I remember one scene in particular where a young teen boy, seventeen or so, was having his first expierence with his girl. They too broke the condom, but learned that leaving space at the end was beneficial and also help to collect. My first time, I broke the condom. So, I guess the movie didn't help much, but I still took the advice. Maybe mine broke because I pounded her like a Howitzer. I don't know.

 

[logophile]

I still can't properly put one on! Maybe someone SHOULD have taught me how in school!

 

[goro goro]

I had a penis. I had a condom. It wasn't a difficult thing for me to work out on my own.

The Earl

Same here. Later, my mother gave me a book from the Health Ministry where all that stuff was explained. It also said that masturbation is good to get to know your body (pretty liberal, huh?). I kept on "getting to know my body" ever since.

 

[LadyJeanne]

My first and I figured it out from the instructions on the box. Not very well, though, I assume. We had terrible luck with condoms breaking, but didn't know enough for it to dawn on either of us that it might be something other than bad luck.

I should have posted this as a poll.

My hypothesis is a significant number of parents aren't teaching their kids about safe sex and birth control. Significant enough to warrant education in schools.

 

[TheEarl]

Did a parent ever talk to you about condoms, or try to? Did they ever bring it up in any way?

Never really brought up at all. I kinda missed the talk altogether actually. The only time the talk was brought up at all, I'd already found my information source (Lit and assorted 'educational' websites) and was able to inform my parents of any information they wanted to know .

The Earl

 

[LadyJeanne]

I still can't properly put one on! Maybe someone SHOULD have taught me how in school!

My point exactly! It's a Life Skill!!!

 

[logophile]

My mom didn't totally disregard teaching me about birth control. But she only really talked about the Pill. She was a hard-core feminist and felt like I should be handling the birth control if I was having sex. Admirable, but risky.

I went on the pill when I was 16, before I had sex for the first time. But there were times when I forgot to take my pill, or accidentally left them at home when I was out of town. I had no idea how to use any kind of barrier method! YIKES!

 

[Guest]

Pretty sure it was Little Oral Annie.

 

[Op_Cit]

OK, I think the need for instructions for condoms are like instructions on a box of toothpicks.

The real issue for me was the word:

When I was about 14 I had a relative (not my parents) take me aside and have the sex talk. He went on and on about always being sure to use a "condom". I sat there too stupid to ask, "Um, what's a 'condom'?"

Still like I said, he went on and on. Never talking about the mechanics of it or anything. All the while I kept thinking, "Does he mean 'rubber'?" "I think he's talking about 'rubbers'." "Yeah, he must be talking about 'rubbers'."...

I just resigned to go find out after the talk was over.

(It was a similar confusion the first day of third grade when our teacher informed us we'd each take turns by twos going to see where the "lavatory" was. I was very perplexed thinking we were going to get to do science early in our education.)

 

[LadyJeanne]

OK, I think the need for instructions for condoms are like instructions on a box of toothpicks.

The real issue for me was the word:

When I was about 14 I had a relative (not my parents) take me aside and have the sex talk. He went on and on about always being sure to use a "condom". I sat there too stupid to ask, "Um, what's a 'condom'?"

Still like I said, he went on and on. Never talking about the mechanics of it or anything. All the while I kept thinking, "Does he mean 'rubber'?" "I think he's talking about 'rubbers'." "Yeah, he must be talking about 'rubbers'."...

I just resigned to go find out after the talk was over.

LMAO!! And I'll bet you didn't run off to ask your parents what a condom was?

About the toothpick thing...I disagree. Min talked about tearing, as did Rika. Rika had issues with the tip, and did anyone explain when and how you were supposed to pull out after filling the condom?

Life Skills. And parents aren't teaching them.

 

[wornoutkeyboard]

Maybe mine broke because I pounded her like a Howitzer. I don't know.

I've never been so turned on by artillery before.

And I find that pretty impressive considering the fact that I am actually a contributing editor and guest writer for many artillery magazines and journals.

Now was it more like a 105MM Howitzer or a 155MM Howitzer?

Because we all know that size does matter....

~WOK (who would like to take her little GI home for some basic training)

 

[wornoutkeyboard]

Now for the topic at hand.....

I learned by reading a book (I think it was actually by Beverly Cleary).

However...my parents would have told me. I grew up with the hippy "naked parents". All my friends wanted to come over because everyone skinny dipped at my house and I was the only 13 year old I knew who was allowed to have mixed genders of varying degrees of nudity in the hottub at 10pm.

I'm sure if I asked my mom how to put on a condom she would have made demo models, brought me to sex stores for lectures and built a diorama. Perhaps even a flow chart or two. My mother was very hip like that.

But I never really felt the need to ask. My mom bought me a book when I was about 11 or so which had some diagrams and what-not. Then there was the beverly cleary book. Plus I saw pictures because when I was like 13 my mother caught me trading porn magazines with some friends and insisted that it wasn't sanitary and so she went out and bought me some. Being the nice Jewish mother she is...they featured a lot of sheathed swords. Of course I never could get over the fact that the porn was purchased by my mother and so my friends got the use out of it. I can just see my mother now....asking the guy behind the counter with the bull ring thru his nose and the "Fuck Society" t-shirt what kind of porn a 13 year old girl would like. She always was one to ask the associates for assistance with her purchases.

~WOK

 

[rikaaim]

I've never been so turned on by artillery before.

And I find that pretty impressive considering the fact that I am actually a contributing editor and guest writer for many artillery magazines and journals.

Now was it more like a 105MM Howitzer or a 155MM Howitzer?

Because we all know that size does matter....

~WOK (who would like to take her little GI home for some basic training)

I didn't see you when you were here from before, but I sure miss you. You always post something funny. To answer the question, what do you think?

Seriously, my issue was what LadyJeanne said. I filled it up, but wasn't done. I didn't know to change it or anything. We were very scared after wards thinking the worst, pregnancy.

 

[Op_Cit]

and did anyone explain when and how you were supposed to pull out after filling the condom?

You mean these things come off?!!

Now I'm confused... you don't mean to say I'm supposed to fill that thing up before I'm done?

 

[wornoutkeyboard]

I didn't see you when you were here from before, but I sure miss you.

Well.. I missed you too. And the pic of you in your AV. I think I missed that the most.

Remember the time we spent in France in that little open air cafe? It was starting to rain and you let me use your best copy of "Atlas Shrugged" to covery my head and then we had to spend a whole week looking for a new one because all of the little Parisian bookstores only had copies in French?

I think I miss that time the most.

Or perhaps it was the amazing sex on the beach in Greece.

I miss it all, really.

~WOK

 

[rikaaim]

Well.. I missed you too. And the pic of you in your AV. I think I missed that the most.

Remember the time we spent in France in that little open air cafe? It was starting to rain and you let me use your best copy of "Atlas Shrugged" to covery my head and then we had to spend a whole week looking for a new one because all of the little Parisian bookstores only had copies in French?

I think I miss that time the most.

Or perhaps it was the amazing sex on the beach in Greece.

I miss it all, really.

~WOK

Je t'adore.



My French is terrible now, as most of it is forgotten. If you need something translated to Japanese though, let me know. Watashi wa Nihon go o hanashimasu.

The amazing sex on the beach....

I did miss that. Hell, where was I? Damn it, I really need to remember to take my medicine more often.

 

[wornoutkeyboard]

Je t'adore.



My French is terrible now, as most of it is forgotten. If you need something translated to Japanese though, let me know. Watashi wa Nihon go o hanashimasu.

The amazing sex on the beach....

I did miss that. Hell, where was I? Damn it, I really need to remember to take my medicine more often.

Я люблю Вас также


My Russian is pretty good, but after 4 years of college spanish, I couldn't find my way to the bathroom if I had a gun to my head. Perhaps a mauser k98k (see ladies...how I dazzle the men with my knowledge of powerful weapons?)

And sex off the meds is always the best. Except for that one time you thought you were the pig from the movie "Babe"....really quite distrubing.

That'll do pig...that'll do.

~WOK

 

[rikaaim]

Я люблю Вас также


My Russian is pretty good, but after 4 years of college spanish, I couldn't find my way to the bathroom if I had a gun to my head. Perhaps a mauser k98k (see ladies...how I dazzle the men with my knowledge of powerful weapons?)

And sex off the meds is always the best. Except for that one time you thought you were the pig from the movie "Babe"....really quite distrubing.

That'll do pig...that'll do.

~WOK

That's Mr. Pig to you. How many pigs you know know how to work a condom? It's hard to do with hooves and a curly tail. Maybe that's my problem...

 

[wornoutkeyboard]

That's Mr. Pig to you. How many pigs you know know how to work a condom? It's hard to do with hooves and a curly tail. Maybe that's my problem...

I'm not so sure how the curly tail inhibits correct condom usage...but I did seem to notice that you had quite a bit of dexerity with it.

I'm pretty sure at any moment someone will pop into this thread and tell us to get a room. I have a tempur-pedic bed (with all it's NASA space-aged goodness).....perhaps we shall ajourn there?

~WOK