I was just talking to my son and he said he started sex education last Friday. Sex education! What did you guys talk about? We just started with the book -- we talked about puberty. Growing hair and stuff. Next week the boys and girls are going to be separated for lessons. Has your father talked to you about sex? No. Do you want him to talk to you about it? Uhhhhh....I don't know. Do you want me to talk to you about it? Uhhhhh....I don't know. Well, why don't we talk about it the next time I come visit you.

Gosh, he's so old -- I was telling someone at work today, hey, you're twice my son's age! My co-worker was born in '81. 1981! I don't normally hang out with people who's birth years are in the '80's. But I'm sure there's plenty of them in my group.

It feels weird to be thinking about talking about sex with my son. A friend of mine emailed me and said how much he appreciated having his mother talk to him about sex when he was young. And how much easier it was to talk to her about it than his father. I thought Josh might be more comfortable having his father talk to him about it, and figured I'd let him know I was available for any questions, but my friend's email made me realize I should just talk to him -- if he's uncomfortable, he'll let me know and we'll talk about something else. But I like that the fact that my 11 year old can be mature and comfortable with adult subjects. And I like to think I had something to do with that :)