Some of my kids are getting to an age where we need to have “the sex talk”.  Mark and I have been strategizing how to do this, because it’s a really big value for us that a) our kids get their sex education from us first, and b) our kids feel comfortable coming to us with any questions or concerns about sex. We also feel really strongly that the “sex talk” should not be a one-time thing but rather an ongoing conversation, because kids need to know different things at different developmental . . .

I had a very charmed childhood. It was full of the normal childhood angst: fights with friends, heartbreak over boys, and frustration about my hair. But it was relatively trauma-free. I grew up in a good home. I was never abused. No one close to me ever died. We never struggled with money. I had everything I needed. Not everything I wanted (hello, Easy Bake Oven, someday you will be mine.) But my childhood was happy and content. My college years were also happy years. I had a great time at . . .

As I mentioned last week, tomorrow is the big day where Shot at Life will be offering a free vaccination for comments on my post. I will be posting about my 28th year - which was the hardest year of my life so far. I talked a bit about why I think vaccines are so important in this post. I also mentioned that I still understand the concerns about vaccinating young children and the potential overwhelm of so many shots at once. A few people asked about the alternative schedule I used and I thought . . .