Talk Early, Talk Often
Series: Blunt Presents: Youth and Sex
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Length: 00:03:15
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Aoife Baker and her mom, Kate O'Halloran both read Sabrina Weill's "The Real Truth about Teens and Sex." In this feature they talk about what they learned from the book, and
For more information about "The Real Truth about Teens and Sex," visit http://www.sabrinaweill.com/.
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Piece Description
Aoife Baker and her mom, Kate O'Halloran both read Sabrina Weill's "The Real Truth about Teens and Sex." In this feature they talk about what they learned from the book, and For more information about "The Real Truth about Teens and Sex," visit http://www.sabrinaweill.com/.
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Review of The Real Truth about Teens and SexI think being open about sex is extremely important, and Aiofe and her mom both agree. It was really nice listening to them talking about, um, talking about sex. The piece was short and simple: it was just the two of them, no music, no distractions, nothing. They were calm and comforting, which I thought was great since this topic makes just about everyone nervous. (Seriously, how comfortable do you feel talking to your parent or your child about something as intimate and personal as sex?) They definitely made me feel more comfortable with the idea of bringing up sex with my parents. I felt that a lot of the time Aoife and her mom were speaking without any emotion or feeling, as if they were just reading from a piece of paper. At one point, it got almost ridiculous. After her mom spoke about the importance of being willing and ready to talk about sex, Aiofe said something like, "As a result, our relationship is very open and we both feel comfortable discussing whatever we need to, even sex." The way she said that line, it was as if she meant the exact opposite. |
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Review of The Real Truth about Teens and SexThe Real Truth about Teens and Sex started out promising--Aoife's mom tells her daughter about how she learned about sex in her Irish Catholic home. But it turned into a book review of the book The Real Truth about Teens and Sex, and even after hearing it, I'm not sure I really know "the real truth". I would have liked to hear Aoife and her mom's truth. Instead, Aoife tells us that "teens want to know about sex". But because she's quoting the book, I wonder if that's what she really thinks. I'm not sure I believe her. This would have been much more interesting as a dialogue between mother and daughter instead of a quoting of statements from the book. |
Broadcast History
This piece originally aired as part of Blunt Youth Radio Project's show, "Youth and Sex" on WMPG in Portland, Maine.
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Kathy Wedmore
Posted on February 28, 2006 at 06:01 PM | Permalink
Review of The Real Truth about Teens and Sex
This helpful information for young people and adults was presented very well. I hope that all stations will air this often.