Speaking of sex...the very nature of birth is always keeping us educators on our toes to be responsive and sensitive to the most personal and intimate of subjects. Sex is up there on that list.
Sitting at a recent childbirth educator meeting, one of the attendees relayed a joke that was often told by one of the instructors. I imagined myself, never a good joke teller, speaking these words. I'm not prudish. I don't think you can be in this line of work and feel prudish. BUT, the last time I tried to tell a sex joke was when I was a newbie educator and my mentor had mentioned casually that the pregnant cervix felt similar to the tip of the penis and I took that for meaning that I should tell my class this...(You are more alike than you realize folks!) Well, you can imagine all those very pregnant moms thinking now about their partners penises and the same goes for the guys in class. The room was very quiet. It's the equivalent of talking about my own breastfeeding experiences. Having the men in the room imagining my breasts it's exactly what I had in mind to make my point.
Anyway, here goes!... A boy and his dad are walking along and they see two dogs mating "doggies style". The boy asks what they are doing and the dad says they are making puppies. Later that night the boy walks in on his parents and see's his dad on top of his mom. He says to his dad, "what are you doing?" Dad says, well this is how you make babies son. The boy replies. "Turn her over dad so we can have puppies instead."
So, what do you think? Cute, funny, tasteless....I'm all ears!
So, a quandary... how to be humorous if you not good at the canned joke?
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I think talking about sex with pregnant couples is so funny because, if you´re pregnant, it´s good proof you´re having sex! My personal tip is to feel out your audience - you have background information on them - do you think such joke could be ofensive? Also, do YOU feel comfortable ealking about or is it a forced joke? You set the mood.
Posted by: Alex Godinho | June 21, 2010 at 08:16 AM