My mom is an inspiration

My Mom is an Inspiration from Center for Reproductive Rights on Vimeo.

ht Feministe where a transcript is also available.

My parents, and especially my mom, talked to me about feminism, reproductive rights, and where to go to get more information from when I was a pre-teen.

I'm going to make sure my son knows this stuff too. I've given him the copy of "How Babies Are Made" that I had when I was a kid. And I'm going to get him "Where Did I Come From?"

We've already talked about a lot of what those books contain, but it's always a good idea to have sensible, fun, factual books on hand!

One thing I've also talked to him about is that, like the truth about The Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus, not every kid is in the know. If other kids ask, tell them to ask their parents - because their parents will want to be the ones to have that conversation. Goodness knows, I don't want to be the one whose kid spilled the beans. On the other hand, I want my kid to have the facts. When it comes to the truth about procreation, ignorance is not bliss.