Week 7

Yesterday was our last day of in class classes.  This semester has been a good and feel grateful that the course load was bearable.  I enjoyed the different articles that we were assigned to read and especially liked Revolution 2.0 and the articles for parenting. I felt the parenting’s articles helped answer question that I have been wondering about.  I have often wondered when and how to talk to my son about pornography. As I have got older I find myself being more like mom and how her and my dad taught us about things.  In our home we didn’t speak of pornography ever. I remember once my mom trying to talk to me about how my body is changing and I remember just feeling uncomfortable. We weren’t allowed to talk about bad things but instead pretended that they didn’t exist.  I remember growing up my dad smoked but even till this day we do not ever talk about it around him and we all pretend that he doesn’t smoke. When it’s my mom and siblings we’ll talk about, but I remember a time even doing that wasn’t allowed. She would pretend he didn’t smoke.  I think I remember learning about him smoking and my mom would beat around the bush with me.  I’d play dumb and ask my mom why there were cigarette butts on the ground and why the garage smelt like smoke. I have been hiding more things from my son and am glad I learnt that it’s ok to talk about pornography but that I should be talking to him and teaching him how to handle it at a young age.  I was always honest and dope but found myself closing up and being like my mom.  I kind of felt like that article gave me permission to be myself with my son and talk about those bad things we were never allowed to talk about when we were young. I also learnt to think twice when I read things on the Internet. The stuff I am reading is often time written by one person and it reflects their opinions and ideas and that is important for me to remember.  Be critical of Internet content and check the sources.