The birds and the bees will getcha every time.

A while ago our youngest daughter Lovely came around the corner as my husband and I were kissing and hugging. She giggled a little and then looking a bit perplexed asked, "Daddy why do you kiss Molly?" His answer, "Because she is kissable". I laugh because the look on our daughters face said, "How do you know if something is kissable?". He said, "You just know, but it is how we show our love for one another". She said, "Can I kiss you?" I thought to myself oh boy.... I'm not prepared to talk to a 6 year old about the birds, bees, and everything else in between. It was innocent enough but is still something that should be talked about and conversations about intimacy should always be handled with care. This interaction with our sweet little girl reminded me of one of the funnier memories I have of my Mom about the same topic, albeit it wasn't as innocent as the conversation with our daughter.

Mom and I were sitting at the diningroom table talking about this and that then the conversation took a drastic turn southward and went something like this:

Me: Mom what happened to your wrist (noticing a mark on her wrist)
Mom: Oh that?
Me: Yes, what happened
Mom: (with a dead straight face) Oh, that's from the handcuffs when your father and I have
our kinky sex
Me: OH MY GOD! GROSS MOM! DON'T Tell me THAT!!!!!! My ears are burning.
AHHHHKKKKKK. I can't believe you woud say something like that.
Mom: (laughing her a&% off) Gotcha! I burned myself taking the cookies out of the oven
yesterday.
Me: Phew. Thank GOD! Being that my sister and I are adopted I am fairly certain you and
Dad are still virgins. GROSS. Please don't ever do that to me again!
Mom: I make no promises (laughing)

Sometimes your parents give you great ideas on how to shock the crap out of your children; and they can remind you that there is so much humor in everything you. To be fair I should probably wait for my children to be in their late twenties like my mother to ensure I receive the optimal response.