My teenaged son came to me today and informed me that the next time I buy him condoms I need to buy him the bigger size. I'm pretty sure my eyes nearly fell out of my head and thank God I wasn't drinking anything when he approached me. He'd have gotten a diet coke/coffee/water shower right then and there.

After I partially recovered from the shock (I'm not completely recovered yet) I started to wonder. What are some of the most awkward, embarrassing, weird, or uncomfortable conversations you've had with your kids? How did you handle it? Do you have open lines of communication with them?

Btw...from now on I'm just giving him money. He can go shopping on his own.

Never had embarrassing moments raising my kids. We had completely open lines and I told them stuff 'factually.'

Do you think that they ever felt any embarrassment or reluctance coming to you? I think sometimes in the past, the more I've tried to be "factual" the more they have resisted my attempts to talk to them about matters.

Case-in-point...when my son got his first girlfriend I decided it was time to sit him down and have "the talk." I explained things very scientifically to him and the more I talked, the more he stopped looking me in the eyes. I could see that he would rather be anywhere except where he was at that moment.

So, I backed off the scientific facts and started talking to joke around with him. I don't remember the specifics of the conversation but I do know that by the end of the talk, we were both laughing hysterically and somehow, in between the laughter, I had managed to provide him with all the information I needed to give him.

I think had I kept on the first course I would have lost him somewhere between "fallopian" and "foreplay."

I guess my original intent for this post was to find some humor in the more difficult parts of parenting but I thank you for giving me your perspective.

Personally, If I ever have a son that needed that information I'd just sit him down in a well lit room and throw a book at him containing all the intel he needs to know. All the way from A to Z.
As well as money for protection with the instructions that if he spends the money he'll be required to show me the receipt so I'll know that the money went towards said protection and not something else.
And leave him to learn.

That way there's little embarrassment if any.

No they didn't. I had a son who was no problems at all and a daddy's girl, who felt like she could come to me for anything, and still does.

You're most made me laugh ;) Oh the things we get ourselves onto, huh? ;) I was once in a Pharmacy with my mum and my sisters. I waited till they went outside, and picked up some...............condoms, and paid for them. Because I like to stay safe like that. Incase my boyfriend at the time had none left. I quickly (no, VERY quickly) put them in my coat pocket. I laughed because I knew mum would ask me what I bought. So when she asked, I told her they didn't have the thing I was looking for.

I think I have only I have only been embarrassed by the looks on their faces when I may have been too plain speaking. For example: to my step-son "your buddy there acts a little homo, that's okay, I just don't want to see him naked again", "don't drink so much soy milk, it'll give you ***** ****"; my niece: "I am not driving you anywhere unless your dad tells me its okay that you are dressed like a whore" Unfortunately, this usually occurs when the are with their friends at the time.

I actually am just happy that my boys feel that they can come and talk to me. If I am embarrassed I don't let them know it.
You should actually just feel glad that he is taking
precautions not to have a baby.
Trust me..I am sure you are going to have a lot harder conversations
then this one. SO GET READY!!!!