There’s very little that can be more awkward than when a parent has to have “the talk” with you — except maybe when you grow up, become a parent yourself, and have to be the one having the talk.
There’s no one right way to go about it, but the way Teen Mom ‘s Maci Bookout did on a recent episode of the show has rubbed some fans the wrong way.
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During a recent episode, Maci spoke plainly to her 10-year-old son, Bentley.
“The sperm will meet with the egg, and that creates an embryo. And it doesn’t always work out, but that’s why you also need to use protection. I was 16 when I got pregnant with you,” Maci told Bentley.
“Girls aren’t gonna be so weird pretty soon,” Maci added.
“You’re gonna be like, ‘Oh, that’s cute.’ Or boys, whatever you like. It’s okay if you don’t like boys, I’m just saying if you do, I always include that because you can tell us anything. It’s gonna be okay,” Maci finished.
Fans were divided on the talk itself.
While some fans found it refreshing that Maci used proper terminology and didn’t shy away from the truth, others were not so on board.
“Who in their right mind would think it was appropriate to not only record but nationally televise their sex talk with their 10 year old son? Can you imagine if your parents had done this to you. Idk about anyone else but I remember the sex talk with my mom being so awkward,” wrote a Reddit user.
“I agree. I feel so bad for Bentley. None of the adults in his life have his best interests at heart,” another user wrote.
“Just watched Maci on #TeenMomOG explain “The Birds and The Bees” to her 11 year old son, Bentley… it was extremely awkward,” one fan shared .
Do you agree that it was awkward for Maci to have this talk on television, or do you applaud the way she handled the situation? Let us know in the comments!
