"The Talk"

Well, it happened....today was the day I've been dreading since my children were born. I had to tell them about sex today.
It didn't happen as I planned. Mike and I had talked about having HIM tell DAVID sometime soon. As it turned out, we were sitting at the table doing school today, and GRETA asked a question. Actually, it might have been more like a statement...something like "so-and-so is an adult, so she could have a baby anytime." David replied that you had to be MARRIED to have a baby. I allowed them to bicker for a short time before they turned to me and said, "Mom, when CAN you have a baby?" I answered the question honestly....that God's design for us is that we WOULD be married when we have a baby. However, we have free will, and can choose to have a baby anytime we want to, married or not. The word 'choose' seemed all wrong to them. HOW DO YOU get pregnant? I took a deep breath and started to explain, in small steps....and I have to admit....I seemed quite confident to them, I'm sure. The more they heard, the more questions they had. Finally, Greta had heard enough. She was mortified to think that this might really be happening around her....and that other people might know about it! She covered her ears and said, "Enough!!!" I said, "OK....but if you ever have questions about anything like this again, please ask me, OK?" At this point, David said, "I just have to say this to get it out of my mouth (like it was a toxin)....does a boy actually put his penis in a girl's vagina?" "Yes," I replied. "What? I thought that when somebody asked me about sex, they just wanted to know if I was a boy or a girl!!!" At this point, I actually did laugh out loud....but then explained the difference. Greta's last request?.....DON'T TELL DAD ABOUT THIS! I started to laugh...."Sweetie, Dad knows all about this! You can talk to him about this anytime....he knows everything that I know!" "Are you sure???" (then, a look of horror and realization comes across her face)...."Do you do this to HIM?" (How did he stay so innocent in all of this in her eyes?) After a little clarification, she said, "Still...don't tell Dad we had this talk. I DON'T want to talk to anybody else about this!!!"
And last.....as I'm tucking them in tonight....Greta (disgusted) states "mom....just don't go do sex tonight, OK?" (now THERE'S something I never said to MY mother!!)
Ugh....a loss of innocence that I can't get back. Still, I'm so glad they heard it from me (and so is Mike....he's thrilled that he got out of it!!). The dreaded day has come and gone....and I lived through it. I hope I didn't cause any permanent damage! I did the best I could.