Well...how to begin....oh okay....my sex life is over all because of Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve we were getting snuggly and one thing led to another and Merry Christmas! Now, fast forward to Christmas morning....my 13 year old daughter, with smirk on her face, says..."have a good time last night?". I thought she was referring to the christmas eve dinner I'd hosted for my inlaws (argh)....but no...apparently she and her 15 year old brother were in his room watching a movie. Our bedroom shares a wall with his and apparently the headboard is loose and there was some rythmic tapping if you get my drift. The kids heard it and drew a logical conclusion but apparently were horrified that their parents would have sex at all let alone on christmas eve! So Christmas morning brought me a dressing down from my daughter about how "you and dad are disgusting".

So regardless of how desperate I become....or how healthy my sex drive....I can't bring myself to get "close" to my husband because I imagine those damned children, little voyeurs that they are, listening in....I told my mom about this and after laughing hysterically she said, "well dear, your kids should be happy that you still like sex with their father after all these years". So I told my daughter this and she said "well then nanna's disgusting too!".

So ladies....how about it....does life with kids,
especially teens, reduce us to having to rent a room? Help me please.....I'm not ready to be a nun (spelled none!)

I think you are so cute with this story Kathryn AND HEALTHY...

I also think if you make a big deal out of it with the kids, they will too. I would dismiss it, and just laugh about it if your daughter broaches the subject again. And.....I would reinforce the headboard.

Good for you I say...Your Mom has the right idea.

JJ

Kathryn, I agree with JJ. And good for you.

Some heavy duty dense sponge stuff (hardware store variety) between the headboard and wall works wonders. Even good headboards move when the bed moves.

Keep the bed moving!

Lynn

PS Good for Nana, too!

Keep that headboard in motion and consider yourself one of the lucky ones. I would reinforce it however and make sure there is a good lock on your door. You might tell miss teenage smarty pants that if it were not for your physical love for her father she wouldn't be here so shut the hell up and mind her own business, shes over the line here, then drop it!!!

I say tell the kids to TURN UP THE STEREO.

Of course I can imagine my kids saying the same thing. A while back my youngest daughter was here when some pretty steamy stuff came on TV. She reached for the remote to turn it off and said, "Mom, you don't want to watch that stuff."
I think she believes her mother is a virgin. (Just like my mother btw.) Your thirteen year old probably wants to believe the same about you.
smile

Kathryn, I have to share this post with Ross. This is something we are afraid is going to happen in this house any day. The teens stay up way too late and we can't out last them.

A couple thoughts:

-Thank God your daughter thinks having sex is disgusting! Be thankful for that.

-Go Nana, Go Nana, go-go-go Nana!

-Try making use of the time while the kids are out earlier in the evening, or during the day. Then you don't have to worry about a soul hearing a darn thing!

-I think we got our beds at the same place!

-Oh, and how about that Lynn reinforcing her bed with all that heavy duty stuff.

I agree with you all. Thank goodness they are not out having sex . Don't make a big deal out of it , just let it go.

Thanks goodness he can do it without any viagra. Hee...... I think I spelled that correctly. Oh, Well.

Ladies,
Yes I am one of the lucky ones who still enjoys a healthy sex drive and used to be a healthy sex life too. Please note that while entirely true, my post was written while giggling that I was sharing my frustration in cyber space. And I am glad that my kids aren't out fooling around and that Grace finds us disgusting. It's funny, since I told my husband about this, he's going out of his way to "gross" our daughter out by making little comments to me that he's sure she'll here. He loves to watch her get her dander up and lecture us about how we're too old for this nonsense. When I got home yesterday there was some hardware on the kitchen counter....when I inquired about the purpose he said "you don't think we're waiting till they leave for college do you?" The foam is a great idea...I'm headed for home depot when I leave here today. I love you guys! Oh one more thing...that annoying cialis commercial with the sultry woman talking about "her man" and "quality of experience" was on last night. My daughter said "oh god mom, she's like you!" Is that a hoot!

I hate to be the buster of happy bubbles here but just because your kids say eww, at the thought of their parents fooling around sexually
DOES NOT necessarily mean they are not out having sex. Think back, when you were having sex....the thought of mom and pop doing it made you cringe, it did me. Don't know why exactly but thats just the way it is and always has been, we hate to think of our parents doing IT!!

Ha, All I heard was not tonight Tom, my father . Hee...... Small house and did not say a word what I heard . My room was across the hall. Ha!