Charlotte* was just 15 when she first started looking at porn in the safety and privacy of her home.
“I was very innocent in that I didn’t have my first kiss until I was 19 years old, but I was curious. I began looking at lesbian porn in an experimental way and unfortunately for me, my parents found out as I hadn’t efficiently deleted my search history,” Charlotte says.
“They were horrified and they shamed me for it in front of my younger siblings, saying I could no longer be trusted to stay home alone as they ‘weren’t sure what I’d get up to’.
“It really affected my relationship with them and while I understand now that they needed to set boundaries, it was how they went about it that bothered me. They showed no compassion at a very vulnerable time in my life.
“It made me stop wanting to confide in them at all.”
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At 27, Charlotte has moved out of home and after many conversations with her peers, she believes her parents’ reaction was wrong.
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I know this isn't for everyone one but I intend on introducing my kids to porn when they are of an age that they ask. It will be porn I have previously viewed myself to make sure it is appropriate, much like I prescreen movies for them now. And if they want, I'll take them out to the myriad of options in Fyshwick.
Aw let your kids enjoy the illicit thrill of watching porn for the first time without their parents knowing. I can’t imagine anything less exciting than parentally screened porn, I’m 32 and I still feel awkward if I’m watching a movie with my parents and there’s a sex scene.
God, I was watching some comedy stuff with my dad last week, which I had forgotten had some pretty blue parts. I was quietly dying inside, I don't think it will ever not be awkward. I probably would have died even more if my mum had sat me down and said, hey, here's some appropriate porn I thought you might like!
LOL. My parents sat me down and gave me 'the talk' before handing me a USB drive with 'approved' porn and said knock your socks off.
Not saying my parents were freaks, but they had a very eclectic collection - I've never really been the same since.