Saturday, February 7, 2009
Blog Entry #2
Anyone up for a discussion about the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadotropin-gonadal system? I understand that this subject can make people a little uncomfortable; so to make things a little easier, I found this pamphlet: "The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadotropin-Gonadal System and You(Hair in Funny Places)". This was pretty much the same treatment that I received from my parents in regards to puberty. I'm 27, and I still don't even know half of the words that were in this chapter. Why can't parents be more honest with their kids? It's easy, "Son I'd like to talk to you about spermarche". As fascinating as this subject is, I kinda wish I could take back the hour out of my life that it took to read this chapter. Assuming no one in this classroom is above the age of 85, I think we all know what we need to know about puberty. It wasn't that long ago the we lived through it. We've all had the embarassing pimple, and certainly some of us have spent five or six days fasting in the comfortable confines of a menstration hut. Let's be serious, yes puberty can be an "akward" and "troublesome" time in a kids life, but there are a variety of factors that account for this, and they certainly extend far beyond the limits of the pubertal process. Bottomline, parents need to talk to their kids, regardless of how uncomfortable it may be for both parties.
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ReplyDeleteI had almost the same reaction while reading through that long segment in the middle about physiological changes. I'm not really sure how useful an anatomy lecture like that is supposed to be to any growing adolescent.
Then again, I suppose it's also illustrative of the problem. When my dad tried to give me "the talk," he ended up using a lot of highfalutin terminology that almost nobody knew as well. He also waited until I was in 7th grade to do it; by that point I had already noticed/deduced a lot of stuff on my own, and the talk was more embarrassing than anything.