At what age did you get "the talk", or have it with your son?

Don't worry there's no poetry in this one. Just a dad.

Had that experience tonight. It wasn't terrible. He's a tween. We were sitting down playing cribbage and I asked what he was learning in school.

He got this kinda mischievous look on his face and got quiet. He said when it was just the boys they taught them a little about biology. Just the natural changes that affect us and that stuff.

I told him "yeah you'll start getting hairy all over and your balls will drop. And they'll never stop dropping. And when you're old and grey you'll be kicking them around your ankles like a hackey sack." He fell off his chair at that one.

So then I asked him what he knew. And if we needed to have "the talk." He said "Father, I'm in middle school." And then he started silently mouthing a word I couldn't make out. Then I realized he was spelling out S-E-X.

So I nodded. "Yup, that's how you're made." Then he took his index finger and made the known motion into his other hand and thought it was the most hilarious thing ever.

Then we had a talk about periods, and all the funny names men have for it. Shark Week. The Red Witch. Aunt Irma.

Then we listened to Down to the Old Pub Instead

Had a good laugh there. Thankfully he didn't get all the references yet but it was a good moment.

Then I proceeded to come back from a 24 point deficit, in spite of his double pair royale.

Damn good night. I told him he's still young and doesn't need to worry about most of that stuff yet. But, I guess it has to happen so better like this. I handled it better than I thought I would. Never got it from my dad.

Then he beat me in chess for the first time ever, and when I tell you that boy beamed. Kids really are the best. Days gone too fast.

Anyways...what was your experience like? I was expecting it to be a lot more awkward and not so damn funny.