Technology Made Me Cry Today
Technology Made Me Cry Today
in the process I made something for you
Sometimes, a good cry is all we need—and fewer technology skills to learn.
If I have to download one more app or plug-in, whether it be to let my six-year-olds’ soccer teams know they will be at practice or to communicate location during a (god forbid) school shooting, I might just call myself a Luddite, handwrite a course then photograph each page for Substack.1 [end rant]
Practical Exercise
Some readers completed a survey a few weeks ago, and 100% of the respondents said they would like to learn practical tips from Winning Sex Ed. I made this little graphic during my technology wrestling match to give you a small practice activity.2
An excellent place for anyone to start, regardless of your child’s age, is to practice saying sexual health words out loud. Simply speaking and hearing the words can feel awkward. I mean, when was the last time you said “vulva”?
The more we speak sexual health words, the less charge they have. When we feel what it sounds like to say and hear the words, some awkwardness dissipates (not all). I still feel awkward sometimes. However, we can become more comfortable with the discomfort. Talking about masturbation will always be uncomfortable for me, but I do it. The dentist isn’t much fun either, but we are told to get our mouths scrapped clean every 6 months. We do healthy things and reflect, possibly saying, “That wasn’t so bad.”
On a funny note, my twins are obsessed with cars. They erupt with excitement, pointing out vehicle makes and models while traveling on Route 95. “Mama! Mama! Out your window - a Vulva!”
“Yes, Vulva’s are one of the safest cars on the road, my love.” I will never correct him. In fact, I intentionally reinforce the misspoken word to lighten any possible future tension around the word vulva. Some mistakes are the most precious gifts. Children are also the most brilliant teachers💫.
I invite you to test-drive some sexual health words and see how they feel.
Thanks for stopping by. I invite you to share this publication.
xo
Tara
I’ve been creating a course with rich content, but making it beautiful is a huge learning curve for me, so I cried. NBD.
Practicing technology skills is the way I’ll get this valuable course content in tip-top shape. The graphic is the ho-hum product of a practice session.