» Lies Your Parents Told You

The first time I saw my father naked...
...I asked my mother to enlighten me about the function of each of the items in the male genital cluster. She frankly explained that each of the testicles was the seed of a potential child and that the penis was the instrument of delivering the said seed into the female body. While this explanation wasn't wildly inaccurate, I understandably came to the incorrect conclusion that my father must have originally had 3 testicles (I'm an only child) and that I had been short changed by nature myself having a meagre 2 balls. This might seem a rather unremarkable tale, but the thing that baffles me in hindsight is why she would consider it appropriate to be economical with the truth regarding the testicles but completely honest about the functionality of the penis. I mean really- what is it about the balls that she was trying to protect me from??
(Wed 14th Jan 2004, 16:45, More)