[OnyxCougar]

I grew up with my dad during the "sex talk" years, and while he could discuss everything else with me, he approached me like this one day when I was 16:

"I made an appointment for you today at the Doctor."
"Why? Am I sick?"
"No, but you're getting ripe now and you need to see the Doctor."
"Ripe? What am I, a fruit now?"
"No, you know.... ripe ...."
I blinked at him for a moment, "Ripe? Like I stink and I'm ripe?"
"No!! You know, becoming a woman?"
"OH! RIPE. Geez, Dad. Is this the bees portion of the birds and the bees? What is the fruit analogy? You could have said blossoming flower or something."
"Look, just be at this doctor," he handed me the gyno's card, "and let me know if they need signatures or anything."
"OK Dad. They'll probably need one for birth control."
"Why would they need that?"
"Never mind, Daddy. I'm going to my room now. The one with no boys in it."
"Good Deal. I'll test you on your code tonight after the 'net, and if you talk to KD7RDR, tell her I said 88's."
"OK, Daddy."

I was pregnant about 3 months later.