• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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      32 minutes ago

      I (female) remember bathing with my little brother. I was maybe 3 or 4 years old (he’s a year and a half younger than me), and was probably expected not to remember anything from that age.

      Childhood amnesia doesn’t come for everyone, though, as I have several memories from toddlerhood. I remember one time trying to figure out where I peed from, since my brothers’ parts were so obvious. When I told my mom, “I found the hole!” she told me not to look down there. Guess it’s okay to see penises but god forbid a girl learn about her own body.

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      5 hours ago

      Wait oh you mean you’ve seen your dad’s genitals.

      While I never showered with my dad or mum, my parents were never ashamed of their bodies and ran around the house naked all the time so I’ve seen my dad’s too. I didn’t closely inspect them though so for all I know they might be surgically constructed.

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        I guess I had a lot of dick questions growing up and also having a dick myself got the foreskin talk and associated instructions. Obviously this is all pre pre teen before it gets weird

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          3 hours ago

          Okay but a trans man could answer those questions as well, no? But I suppose that might be when the topic of past surgery could’ve come up for the dad and kid in the comic.

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            3 hours ago

            Any guardian could really, just affects the example they’d use I guess.

            Anyway I’m shocked to picture a kid just… not questioning what genitals are all about.

            I just have to remember it’s a fun comic about a hypothetical situation.

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              How do you mean, “question what genitals are all about”? He just didn’t know his dad used to have a vagina (or still has one, I did invent the part where he may have had bottom surgery). That doesn’t mean anything about whatever else he might know or not know. I think I’m confused about what you’re confused about? 😅

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                56 minutes ago

                Ah the missing piece is I forgot about bottom surgery. I didn’t actually… know dudes did that too 🫣

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                  48 minutes ago

                  Well now you know :D

                  I actually looked up whether it would’ve been possible for my dad to have had surgery before I was born or even old enough to be aware of him being “male” and it’s been a thing MUCH longer than I thought, so we both learnt something. Anyway, not beating those allegations, dad. (j/k he’s very clearly cis)

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      5 hours ago

      Probably but is this where you wanted to post this?

      Edit: got it, see other reply.