The stadium followed suit. In anticipation of the finalpitch, not a sound was made. Sam smiled at his catcher for the first timethat day as he release...d the ball. It seemed to travel in slow motion onits way over the heart of the plate.The batter swung long before the ball ever reached the catcher's glove. Itwas over. He'd done it. A perfect game. A perfect ending to a perfectseason. The crowd went wild. We were tripping over ourselves in a madattempt to engage in a group hug. I was so relieved.. Do you know what those are?”“No.”Aunty frowned, “You were not even taught the basics. Let us work on that first” They spent the next two weeks in educational discussion. Xi had to agree with Aunty’s assessment of her sex education and thanked her for being there for her.Finally, Aunty asked the big question, “Now that you know so much more, how do you feel about sex now?”Xi beaned, “I am more ready than ever but how shall I begin?”Aunty replied, “We must do two things. First there is the matter. Justin started to pick up the pace and Alex was meeting his thrusts with hers. The two of them continued this rhythmic ballet for what seemed like eternity until Justin realized he never put on a condom. Alex, I have to stop, I never put on a condom. No, its ok. We learned in school how to track our cycle and that theres a couple days every month where we cant pregnant no matter what. Today is one of them. Really? Thats cool With that, Justin dismissed all thoughts of that nature and continued. Do I take the safe way out and tell her there's nothing wrong with her and to ignore it and it'll get better or try to solve the problem. If only her mother were here she would be able to handle this situation. But I was on my own here so here goes.Since she just turned 14 years old and was beginning to develop (how could I not notice), trying to be totally objective and placate her a little I told her "There is nothing wrong with you and it is perfectly normal to have what's called growing.
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