There is nothing like sex to demonstrate how human we are…I mean it’s such a natural thing, but we’re so ‘weird’ about it…by that I mean that it’s the thing that we all know about, we all think about, and we all lie about… I mean I know I’ve lied a lot about it.
Maybe it’s my upbringing.
My parents never really mentioned it, and I seem to remember my dad saying that he felt school would take care of it.
Well I suppose school takes care of all the mechanics of it, but as for understanding the experience…well from what I’ve seen in the educational system in this country – it doesn’t support young people learning what it’s really like.
I was 23 when I first had sex…and it was brilliant (yeah I know that’s cliched but hey).
I think that’s quite late for a guy in the UK. I dunno – my contemporaries at the time didn’t really mention whether they had done it or not…is it an English thing? Is it a Goan thing?
I mean there are probably people reading this who know me, who are like…eww…(feel free to comment by all means!)
Talking with my mum about the whole area is quite funny. I always get struck by how much I don’t give her enough credit. Mum’s know best, and they know everything. Not quite sure about dads…I’m not sure I could have quite the same conversation about the topic. I don’t know till I do it I suppose…
I mean, can you imagine talking about masturbation with your dad?
Onwards and upwards…
J.
James D'Souza 