"The Talk," already??

While in the car with Jacob, my 7-year old yesterday, he asked me the question that every parent dreads.

"Mom, what is sex?"

As my mind went back and forth between how in the world I was going to answer his question at the age of 7, WHY he knew to ask that question, trying to pay attention to the traffic around me, and making a mental note not to kill my teenagers for saying, watching, or thinking whatever it was he was exposed to, I decided to keep my answer simple.

"It's when mommies and daddies kiss and hug at night."

"Oh. Cool," he answered.

{Insert huge sigh of relief here}

"Honey, where did you hear about that?" I asked, ready to pounce on the teenager whose name he mentioned.

"The Viagra commercial," he said, nonchalantly.

In an instant, my teenagers became angels again, and I realized I'd dodged a bullet by giving minimal information.

I guess watching the news channels has proven to be a little more educational for him than I had intended!