random babble…

i watch tv!  not as much as i used to, since i don’t subscribe to my own cable anymore…so i catch up w/ what i think is reasonable on the network sites, and i bought the itunes pass for the one i can’t miss ever…and if you don’t ever watch television, then you can’t fully appreciate the totally girl crush i have on kate walsh, who spent two seasons on grey’s anatomy b/f spinning off into her own show, private practice both where she plays ob/gyn and neonatal surgeon, addison montgomery.  part of what i love about her character is the way she speaks out no nonsense about safe sex, female reproductive health, sexuality, and most recently, about the importance of talking to our kids about sex, before they find out stuff for themselves.  this week she encouraged her best friend to do just that w/ her 13 year-old daughter.  the girl’s parents at the end decided that they should.  addison’s reasoning was to “talk to her about sex, so she can stay a little girl longer”.  how true.

i think that if we are open about sex w/ our children that they will be less likely to seek out answers elsewhere.  if we talk straight up w/ them, we satisfy their curiosity.  we have the ability to tell them the truth, the dangers, and yes, the pleasures, of sex in a mature, safe, and committed situation.  we can help them understand that sex isn’t something dirty that they have to sneak around about.  they need to know that sex is an important, life changing thing, and that in the right context, a really great thing.  we don’t know where or what they will learn about sex in school, from friends, from television or otherwise, but if we are open we can be certain that we will be able to keep the facts straight from the myths and distorted truth.

and if that wasn’t enough of a reason to crush on her madly…we always have her appearance on the showbiz show, which i have conveniently included for you here!