Sex and minecraft.

The following words came out of my mouth this morning: "No, Benjamin I do not think the porn industry was invented so that people learn how to have sex." This stemming from a documentary I was watching about the history of the pornographic industry while he sat beside me iPad in hand and engrossed in his minecraft game not listening to the TV (or so I thought). It turns out he was.

The conversation went on: "So where does one go to learn how to have sex? There are classes for everything else, basketball, baseball, computers, why not sex?" Me: "Why do you think we don't have classes for sex?" Benj: "Well, I guess people just kind of figure they will figure it out eventually." So I say: "Yes, maybe that's it" and he responds: "Or maybe it is like learning to walk where nobody teaches you, it just happens." Me: "Yes it kind of intuitive I guess." Benjamin: "Well, it seems silly that we teach everything else and not this. How am I going ot figure it out?" Me again: "Well, I suggest that you ask a lot of questions. Maybe that will help." Him: "Ok, I will, but I doubt that you know everything, I mean you are only a doctor not a sex expert" and returns to his minecraft game.

After awhile he pipes up again and says: "Maybe that would make a good bussiness (ever the entrepreneur). A place where people could learn about sex and practice." Now I am seriously getting worried that I have raised a gigolo. "I mean look at me, (oh crap) I am a very good minecraft player because I play and practice all the time." Me: "Ummhhh I don't know if that kind of bussiness is legal in BC." Him: "It is still a good idea though." Me (hesitantly): "Suuuure (do not encourage the child too much - for the love of God!!!)."

I have a friend who once told me that her husband thought that all of my facebook posts and some of my blog entries were made up until he came to our house and realized these conversations actually take place. After Benjamin left the room I was wondering the very same thing: Did we just have that conversation? Yep, we did and I really hope it was all for informative purposes because frankly this child is smart enough to be laying down the groundwork (should I say the evidence based or "minecraft evidence" based groundwork) for access to porn in the near future.