Originally Posted by protoNation
I don’t have any kids, but I’ve wondered about this topic myself. There’s a couple things to take into account, of course. For one, general knowledge of statistics like normal sizes and ranges can actually be pretty comforting by itself. I remember in high school, all the kids bragging about having 8 inches or 9 inches, and then when I was in the shower, I’d be one of the smallest. At the same time, I didn’t realize that I had an unusually high flaccid:erect ratio (something like 1:3). Of course teenagers brag and add inches, but I didn’t know that, so learning the true statistics (something I learned here) was important.Also, if it was something that bothered me when I was 14-15, enough that I started looking on the internet, would it be something that bothered my sons when they reached that age? Would I have to start worrying about them looking on the internet and trying to find this information out for themselves? And to that end, would I have to worry about them being immature in the way of approaching it and overdoing it, possibly injuring themselves? I know I overdid it when I first started PE and didn’t really grow up in how I handled it (pun intended) for several years. Would it be better to be upfront and warn them about the possible dangers of it, or is that opening a can of worms that you can’t close back up?
Ultimately, though, the most important lesson they would need to learn is that as nice as it is, having a big dick won’t make you happy & solve your problems by itself. Being self-confident, compassionate, and a loving and caring person/lover are infinitely more important. Instead of trying to give them information on PE, should I be focusing on their own personal image? It seems like if you teach someone to be conscious of how they see themselves and teach them properly how to improve themselves, if penis size comes up, they’ll approach it from a much healthier place.
Good post, protoNation. I don’t think it has to be an either/or, but a both. As a father you can you let your son in on PE AND teach him to be self confident, compassionate, and a caring person. I think a lot of people on here have been looking at the paradigm as if you let your son in on PE, he’s going to think he’s inadequate, or he will be a manwhore, or he’ll be cocky/arrogant, or he’ll hurt himself. I think if you’re raising your son to be a good man, then letting him in on PE won’t affect him as greatly. If you’re not investing that time and energy into your son to raise him as a fine young man, then don’t bother letting him in on PE.
