Return of Memoryfest - Day 22/31

[bironic]

22. Middle School

Our family was watching French Kiss—typical fare, since my dad loved Meg Ryan and both of my parents liked romantic comedies—and when the scene came on where Meg Ryan's character, Kate, describes the unsatisfactory night she lost her virginity in her boyfriend's basement during Jeopardy, my dad turned to me and said, "If you ever do that, I'll kill you."

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[thewlisian-afer.livejournal.com]

My parents have never said a damn thing to me about sex. At least not directly. Dad's been making crude jokes for as long as I can remember, but that's not really educating me. XD I found out how babies are really made when I was in first grade, through some book that I discovered and read. Whatever it was, it was clearly geared toward kids. I recall it starting out something like, "When a man and woman love each other very much, sometimes they like to show it by being close to each other." And then it went into greater detail, but still not great detail.

My parents' idea of discouraging me from having sex was to disallow my boyfriend(s) and me any alone time. Never underestimate the determination of a teenager, though. When I decided I was ready, dammit, I was ready. The only time my boyfriend Pat and I were allowed to be alone was when we were at church. So. At sixteen I lost my virginity in the basement bathroom of a Catholic church in Philadelphia.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Ah ha, we finally hear the story behind the infamous church deflowering.

Never underestimate the determination of a teenager, though. When I decided I was ready, dammit, I was ready.

And thus the species perpetuates itself. :) If children weren't horny and determined and wily, we'd all die out.

[elynittria.livejournal.com]

I love the irony of the place you chose!

[thewlisian-afer.livejournal.com]

XD Well, it wasn't much of a choice! It was the only place we were allowed to be without our parents and neither of us was brave enough to risk trying to do it practically under their noses without getting caught.