She asked me in the backseat of the car.
She just turned 13. After about ten seconds of hemming and hawing, I finally managed to cheep...
Me: "Well. Porn is when people film themselves being intimate together, and then sell it for other people to watch."
Daughter: "Oh! Do YOU ever watch porn?"
Me (face turning ocher): "Well. Once by accident. You see, I googled 'blue-footed boobies and Galapagos Island'...and a different kind of boobies came up!"
She laughed. I'm glad she brought the subject up with me, though. I think I did a pretty good job in this teachable moment.
She just turned 13. After about ten seconds of hemming and hawing, I finally managed to cheep...
Me: "Well. Porn is when people film themselves being intimate together, and then sell it for other people to watch."
Daughter: "Oh! Do YOU ever watch porn?"
Me (face turning ocher): "Well. Once by accident. You see, I googled 'blue-footed boobies and Galapagos Island'...and a different kind of boobies came up!"
She laughed. I'm glad she brought the subject up with me, though. I think I did a pretty good job in this teachable moment.
