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“Mom, what is sex?” This question may shock many mothers or fathers because it is difficult to answer. Especially because Thai culture views sex as something for adults. As a result, not many families dare to speak directly to their children about this matter. If you are not yet of the appropriate age But if you encounter a question like this from your child What will many parents do?
An example of a family conversation that is suitable as a case study for many families where one day a child suddenly asks a question that the parents are embarrassed to answer.
The story of Mr. Milan who suddenly wanted to ask a question to his mother, with Miss Mona secretly glancing beside him waiting to hear the answer.
Mr. Milan : Mother. What is sex?
Mother :Where did you hear that?
Mr. Milan :From the drama clip on YouTube
Milan, a 10-year-old boy, just watched this year's drama for the first time. Because no one in the family watches dramas, they only watch news, documentaries, and western movies.
Mother :Have sex. It is the mating of humans, Milan.
Miss Mona: Did you see that? I thought of it. It must be like mating.
Mr. Milan : So how do people do that, Mom?
Mother : You know, right? The breeding of various living things on this earth was created by nature to produce offspring in order to maintain the species. But the methods of mating, finding a mate, abundance, gluttony in the sexual intercourse of living beings are very different...
...“When you reach a certain age that humans can have children The woman is ready to become pregnant. The man is ready to Semen can be released to any woman who becomes pregnant. Now we will call it being of reproductive age Nature will make humans Have a desire to breed Or what I heard was that you want to have sex.”
Mother leaves a break to tell the children so they can use their imaginations to think about it.
Mother :But, eh, one day nature said, Milan, you can have children. She must have sex. If Milan likes Miss A I want to have a relationship with Miss A. Can we go and pounce on his face, scratch him, punch him, bite his neck like a lion wants to mate?
Mr. Milan : No.
Mother : Um, or Milan wants to change many girls a year. There are a lot of girls. Like wild rabbits changing pairs a lot. We got a lot of people. We get a lot of females, changing them every year, to the point where I can't remember the faces of my dating partners from past years. Is that good?
Mr. Milan :Not good.
Mother. : Or take it like a bonobodi monkey. Greeting is done using mating. When they're angry at each other, they breed. When they're bored, they breed. Looking at their faces, they couldn't think of anything, so they mated together. most of life time That is, they just breed together. Is it good?
Mr. Milan :Not good.
Mother. :Yes, Milan....
...“Because people are not animals. We are not like animals. So we can't do it like animals. human sex It's instinctive. Maybe for happiness or release to satisfy needs Or do it for something that is driven from within. More than just wanting to have children But some people cannot control themselves. called by instinct that they must be able to breed Now, now, now This causes some people to have children at age 12, have a bloated stomach at 14, have a baby at 15, become a mama at 13. Is it good for me to get pregnant while I'm at school? Is it chic? Is it cool?"
Mr. Milan :No.
Miss Mona. : No
Mother :Is it bad to have children early? So that you can leave school early because the children are too lazy to study. So that I don't have to go to school
Miss Mona :Not good. If we don't go to school We didn't study. We have no knowledge. Not going to do good work that we like and want to do We have to go to work that doesn't require knowledge. Doing stinking work, doing dirty work that no one wants to do.
Mother:When we have the instinct to breed, Should we just follow our instincts? I want to breed with a 3 year old child, is that possible?
Mr. Milan :No.
Mother. :We want to breed with our own parents and siblings. Can we do that?
Mr. Milan :I can't and I don't want to do it.
Mother. :Do we want to harm other people so that we can breed?
Mr. Milan :No.
Mother. :When one day, at a certain time, we Must get to know Met these instincts...
...“When that day comes I want you to think of your mother. If you can't force yourself I want to follow the dark instincts of humans. I'll think of you..ask you...tell you. Tell your mother. Mommy can help me with anything. Whether I meet people like elephants, kangaroos, lions, dinosaurs, pigs in pens, rabbits, bonobo monkeys, I will be a wonderful woman. The Fairy Godmother helped me. Mommy loves you. Sweet dreams, sweetheart.”
From this family conversation One thing can be noticed that Mothers have nurtured and taught their children. Came very well It makes children have such clever reactions. And what about the parents who are reading this? What do you think?
Source: Facebook: Phawinee Buraphawithidham
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Information updated 24 September 2026.
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