I touch myself

It’s a Wednesday afternoon and after the week I’m having, it’s quite nice to just sit back and enjoy the afternoon in front of the TV.

On TV now is the Oprah Winfrey show, and there is a woman, talking about the importance of teaching your teenage children (females) how to masturbate: touch themselves.

According to the (expert) woman, it is better for parents to teach their daughters the importance of pleasuring themselves so as to eliminate any dependency on young boys who don’t care about them (most of the time) for pleasure.

Naturally, masturbation is a very uncomfortable subject to talk about in any society across the world. Personally, I believe speaking with your children about sex is imperative however, teaching them how to masturbate and ‘pleasure’ themselves seems outrageous to me.

First of all, I believe that between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, there are so many things to discover and experience than finding your G-spot. Call me old fashioned but you have school, puberty, make-up, shopping, partying and not to mention, a new introduced freedom, so why a mother will spend time introducing a child to this act of self pleasure is beyond me.

On the other hand, I do understand that pleasing one’s self may limit any further interest in finding out what the opposite sex may do for a young girl. However, learning at that tender age to please yourself sexually may cause an in balance in future relationships and therefore their future sex life.

I am a believer and I believe God created sex to be enjoyed in the confines of marriage and with your chosen, God given partner or if you are not a believer, then sex should at least be enjoyed between people who have true passion and affection for one another.

Quite frankly, it is very sad how in today’s society, we use sex as an escape of reality and what’s more as an excuse.

No doubt, being a parent is not easy but I am a firm believer in the saying that ‘teach a child in the right way and when they grow, they will not depart from it’.

I do not believe teaching your child how to masturbate is the right way. It is just ridiculous and stupid. It’s like saying, teach a child how to punch themselves because it may stop them to not inflict pain on others…STUPID!