Mom, what's this mean?

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My 11 year old son quite calmly made this gesture earlier:

..and said "mom, what does this mean?"

For those not in the know, the gesture is called "The Shocker".  It has sexual connotations - the accompanying rhymes are 'two in the coot, one in the boot' or 'two in the pink, one in the stink'.

Yeah, you get the picture.

So, I had to do my best to explain it to my son, who, after he realized what I was talking about, shuddered, gagged and said "that's gross".

I highly doubt he'll be saying the same thing 4 or 5 years from now....

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ya learn something new everyday. I did not know that ! Thanks, Dharma- I just can't wait to get to work an tell that one tomorrow...

And what else that gets me is the picture! The guy making the gesture is a COOK? I hope he washed his hands...
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
And what else that gets me is the picture! The guy making the gesture is a COOK? I hope he washed his hands...


...that's what I was thinking.

I had *NO* idea what that meant. What am I going to do when my kids come home doing all this stuff? I'm so clueless. Maybe once they get to junior high I can loan them out to Karen and she can parent them till 10th grade or something.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I actually learned that last year, and my husband wasn't exactly pleased that I knew about it.

I can't imagine if one of my kids asked. I think I'd just tell them it was a grown up thing and they could ask me again when they were in their 20s. Haha.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

I can't imagine if one of my kids asked. I think I'd just tell them it was a grown up thing and they could ask me again when they were in their 20s. Haha.

That doesn't work in our house.  I wish it did...

Maybe once they get to junior high I can loan them out to Karen and she can parent them till 10th grade or something.

For a fee, I'm sure somehting could be arranged..

 

I did not know that ! Thanks, Dharma- I just can't wait to get to work an tell that one tomorrow

hehehehehe...there's an even better one, Shovel.  It's called the 'The Stunner'...you hold down your middle finger so's you got one in the front and two in the back......hehehehehehehe....

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'd sit my son down and tell him what it means, then I'd give him a moment for it to sink in. While it sinks in, I'd look him square in the eyes while I'm experiencing a heavy heart. Then I'd closely follow it with, "it's just one of those things people do when they've lost respect for the sanctity of sexuality."

Sexuality can be wonderful. But once people start to make fun of it or exploit it, it's ruined for them.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'd sit my son down and tell him what it means, then I'd give him a moment for it to sink in. While it sinks in, I'd look him square in the eyes while I'm experiencing a heavy heart. Then I'd closely follow it with, "it's just one of those things people do when they've lost respect for the sanctity of sexuality."


It's a good thing you don't live in our house, then. Because we've tried to expose our kids to as many age-appropriate things as we can, and have let them make their own decisions. Funnily enough, they've all got great moral compasses and strong senses of what's right and what's wrong.

That's what happens with guided exploration. They get a better sense of self from doing that then they do from tightly controlled environments.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
You handled that explanation quite well! I didnt' know what that sign meant too.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
LOL

That is hilarious, and rather nasty since the guy is a cook....ick.

I woulda told my kid it means, "Hey look at me I lost part of a finger!"

Buwhahahaha.

Where he lost it though, would be topic for a much older child!
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
People make the Shocker for photos for the same reason they flip the bird and make weird faces.

Because they're 2 kool 4 skool!!!!11 lawl
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well Dharma I learn somthing new every day. Thanks for the uh.. education?