Oh, good lord.
The Modern Mumma, Mel Watts, has suffered probably two of the most dreaded moments in any parent’s life:
1) Having ‘The Talk‘.
2) Caught having sex.
And, she has unfortunately suffered both of those moments at the exact same time.
Sharing on social media, Mel posted the cringe-worthy yet hilarious story of how her nine-year-old son caught her having sex.
The hilarious image she shared with the post. Image via Instagram.
She thought he was sound asleep through the thin walls, but he definitely wasn't.
"...all he said was "could you possibly keep it down when you have sex?"," Mel wrote. "To which I replied 'Sure buddy, I'm sorry' wishing it was appropriate to say 'I'll go neck myself over here'."
As she posted, Mel has been trying to work out when and who should have the talk with her son for a long time.
"For a while we've been going back and forth over who was going to have the sex talk with our oldest son. I didn't want to, I figured I've got another two girls to get through so it's only right that one of his dads did. Then I thought maybe he is too young. I figured he is my first child and I had no idea what an appropriate age would be. So I left it."
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What was most upsetting for the blogger was how he found out.
"You see he didn't hear amazing passionate sex. He heard "well that was a waste of a load" from me and oh my favourite part "that was the worst" curtesy of the husband. Which it was. He said something funny and I laughed really hard and told him I'm honestly about to pee myself. So as you can imagine the things the 9 yo was hearing wasn't exactly nice.
"I'm traumatised.
"His dad is traumatised.
"His biological dad will be traumatised."
Fortunately enough, she seems to be very much seeing the funny side of the whole catastrophe, with no hopes of being "Mum of the Year".
"I think I'm going to take up celibacy until I'm old and senile and forget that this ever happened....
"In the meantime I'll clean my sheets and try my luck at having another baby in 10 years."
Top Comments
Sex is a normal part of life for every adult. It's not dirty.
I don't understand why there has to be a big deal made over it. Like "the talk" - sex should be a series of age appropriate talks not one talk at some age the parent is guessing is the right time. Often past the point of them getting their sex ed from online porn. Reveal a bit at a time. Why do parents freak out about it and make a huge deal over it? Why do they not want their kids to use the proper name of genitals and nickname them stupid things like cupcake and worm? Give your children appropriate knowledge to make good decisions and be safe when the time is right. Don't tell or expect them to avoid it, they will only sneak around behind your back. Teach them to be proud of their bodies and sexuality by the time they'e in their late teens... it doesn't mean they have to be active, but at least remove shame or embarrassment.
Same goes for birth. Birth is built up to be a horror show of horror stories by family, friends and colleagues, and depicted as always rushed, urgent, brutal agony not normal or empowering in films. No wonder we grow up afraid of these things, thinking we can't cope and sending the elective c-section rate sky rocketing.
as someone who has been touched by suicide of a loved one can I just say that I find it offensive when someone says something ridiculous like "I'll just go and neck myself over there" in reference to having been heard having sex. The minute I read that line, I shrunk a little bit inside. I know you are only trying to be funny, but it's just not.