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"It's actually not that similar, since butterflies are oviparous, and have ZW sexual determination" - my nerdy high school self completely missing the joke.

• tialaramex 2y ago
  I assume it's a relief for parents when their offspring realise a few sentences in that this is The Conversation and they cut to the chase. "Yes mother/ father, I do understand roughly how human sexual reproduction works, and I have been taught about consent, so we're all good right?"
  • dfxm12 2y ago
    Kids sometimes think they know something, but really don't. You get different stories from a friend's older brother, a coming of age movie, porn, etc. You can't make any assumptions or leave room for interpretation here, so you should still have "The Talk™".
  • dvh 2y ago
    The best I've seen is "Son, do not create future obligations!"
    • kridsdale1 2y ago
      This is about how I was told. “Do what you want but don’t make me raise another baby while you’re a teen!”
  • technothrasher 2y ago
    When my son was in preschool, I went to pick him up one day and the teacher took me aside and said, "we were reading a story about a mom and how she had a baby in her tummy, and your son raised his hand and said, 'That's not true. It's in her uterus!'" I've never had "the talk" with him, I talked to him continuously through his childhood. As he asked questions, I gave him answers.