I mean, it absolutely depends on the parents. Some do it right, some don’t, some do the best they can based on the education they got, etc. It’s hard to make a broad conclusion about it, given it’s likely different for everyone. And if you factor in people’s beliefs, ranging from cultural, to religious, etc, there’s gonna be even bigger differences. Since I can only speak about it personally, I will do that.

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When it comes to my parents approach, it wasn’t bad by any means, but it surely wasn’t like… an open conversation. My mom used to tell me to ask questions about it if I was curious, and my dad didn’t really talk about it at all. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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The younger versions of me, who wasn’t even aware of what asexuality was or that there was a term for it, was curious. But not about s*x itself. I was more curious why I didn’t care about it at all, and why just the mere thought of s*x in regards to myself, made me uncomfortable. 😅 I was told a lot that it’s normal not to feel anything at first, you just have to “meet the right person” or “hit a certain age” and all of a sudden, you’ll feel it. But I didn’t. And that is something I wish I was taught. That not wanting s*x isn’t abnormal, nor does it mean something is fundamentally wrong with me or my body (as asexuality has nothing to do with hormones or your body functioning, it’s attraction based).

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I’m not a parent myself, but if I ever were to have kids, I’d want them to have a good s*x education, and know that they not only can ask me questions, but also, that they can have open conversation with me about it. There’s no shame, no guilt, no taboos around it, it’s a totally normal thing to be curious about (or not), talk about, etc. And also, teach them firm boundaries that they are in charge of what they do with their bodies, and not to let anyone guilt, or coerce them into it if it’s not what they want. And that’s what I believe is the right way to teach kids about s*x. ☺️

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I feel like I understand myself fairly well in certain ways, but there’s a good amount I’m still unsure of… I spent a lot of my time growing up, suppressing aspects of myself or my personality, and/or erasing them all together cause I didn’t think people liked it (I was a big time people pleaser), thought I was weird, embarrassing, annoying, etc. 🥴

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So, while I’m not a blank slate anymore, and definitely know a more of who I am now than I ever did, I think I still have a long way to go. And I don’t particularly think that’s bad. We’re always learning new things, or realizing other aspects of ourselves that we may not have known were there.

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Now, I think it’s fun to grow into myself more and more. I’ve gained confidence that way, and I’m getting more comfortable being myself in various situations I may not have been, even a few years ago. It’s been a very healthy change for me to allow myself to just be vulnerable sometimes, and let people see the so called “half-baked” parts of me that I’m still learning about. ☺️

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I mean, I’ve basically always been of the belief that there is some other life form out there anyways, whether it’s aliens or something else. So my beliefs wouldn’t be changing all that much, I guess it would just be like “ah so I guess it was aliens after all.” 👽

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And it would maybe make me a little less skeptical of some of the “ufo sightings” and such that’s on the news/people’s claims… Cause like, I’m well aware people can and do stage convincing looking videos and photoshop stuff, but some of the stories that have never been “debunked” could definitely seem more legitimate in my mind. And meeting an alien might make me stop and go “huh, well that makes sense now.” 🤔

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But… I don’t know. There’s always gonna be skepticism on people’s claims no matter what. Like, even if you say you have proof, people at large, are still not gonna give you the benefit of the doubt that you really met an alien. So while it’d allow me to believe a little more, I’d probably not press the issue with it, nor would I want the attention of saying I met one. When it comes to that topic, I’m not at all interested in trying to prove myself or my beliefs to anyone. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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