My Confession: Scarred By Sex
When EpicParent launched on October 25th, we launched with a series of posts’ asking parents to step up to the plate and guard their kids hearts’.
I am passionate!
Intense
…on the verge of lunatic fringe
about protecting…fighting for…and guarding my kids heart!
Here is why…
- I will never forget this day as long as I live. It was the summer of 1980, my “baby” sitter showed up around 7:30am, my parents left for work and her boyfriend showed up around 8:30am. The couple sat me down and informed me that we were going to play a game, the game was called “strip the sitter”. So my “sitter” would lay in the floor and my job was to wrestle her to the ground, try to pin her down and take her clothes off.
- I was probably 10 or 11 and I will never forget my neighbor pulling out a box full of PlayBoy magazines. I can still re-call the image on the front cover of the magazine.
- I loved Friday nights when I was in fifth grade! I would spend the night with my best friend, we would order Mr. Jims Pizza, watch The Dukes of Hazzard and play Hot Wheels, I loved it! On Saturday we would play in the woods behind his house and I remember this particular Saturday because we found a stack of Playboy magazines.
- I had a trampoline when I was a kid and my friend Amber would come over, jump on the tramp and she would undo her bra (training bra @ that) and would raise her shirt up so that I could see.
- In 8th grade I remember spending the night with my friend (he and his older brother shared a room) and his brother secretly brought his girl friend in his room, she stayed the night and I watched them have sex out of the corner of my eye
I will never forget this season of my life. I have been scarred by sex! But my wounds, hurts and scars have shaped me as a parent. I will guard, fight for, run after and protect my kids heart’s at all costs!
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Thank you for your courage to be so transparent Chris!!
Thanks Chris for your honesty. Got teary reading those – knowing that I have so many “similars” in my childhood. CHILDhood…..all of those things make me more intense on protecting my daughter’s heart as well. Protect her eyes, ears and heart as long as I possibly can!!!!!
Wow – Chris! My heart skipped a few beats as I read your posts and recalled similar memories from my own “growing up years”. I never want my kids to go through the things I went through. Thank you for your courage!
Crazy stuff. I can recall so, so, so many scars just like the ones you described that I wasn’t even looking for. It’s scary growing up. Thanks for your honesty. I think it really causes us to pause and be aware that this happens all the time. It wasn’t just me, it wasn’t just you, it’s everywhere.
I can relate all too well to so many of your childhood experiences with sex. I have realized there are just some things you can’t “Un-see”. So many times these things happen without being sought out… they just get shoved down our throats & poison our hearts & minds. Thanks for being so real & helping us learn how to guard our children’s hearts!!!!