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this isn't really on topic (it's about masturbation), but i thought it was related to some of the discussions going on recently.

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HOORAY!!!

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I'm so pleased that this woman wrote this. I've mentioned the topic of children touching themselves to some of my mommy friends and they always look horrified. Espeically when I tell them that I think its not only normal, but healthy, and that children should be told just that. There should be no taboo about such things. If my son decides he and his "wingding" as he calls it are insperable buddies, I'll encourage him to find his pleasure in the privacy of his own room. not because its dirty or gross, but because if company is over, they might not understand. We're an open family here...nudity is no big deal and my honey and I talk about sex in front of our son. As he grows up, I want him to know that sex and sexuality are good, healthy, normal and wonderful things. I absolutely can't stand the fact that boys from birth, as the author mentioned, are considered fine sexual beings. Its so true about people having perfectly sane conversations about their sons finding their penises. But as soon as somebody mentiones their daughter found her vagina, all hell breaks loose. People begin giving the evil eye and some lok like they want to break out bibles. Masturbation is perfectly normal. My parents never told us it was wrong. When I first figured out how to do it, I did so in the privacy of my own room. My daddy knew I did it. He told me so a few times and it was ok with him. Guess I lucked out and had good parents. I think that self-pleasure is a fine art, one Id like to delve more into (no pun intended) Major thumbs up to the author of this article. I'm glad somebody else out there thinks autoeroticism is healthy, in adults AND children.