“Yes Momma,” Kurt replied dutifully, but obviously disappointed.
“Wait a moment Kurt,” Claudia snapped. “What exactly is inappropriate about it, Petra?”
“They’re talking about sex Claudia,” Petra shot back. “They’re also using all-too-real looking visual aids. And I don’t think that’s an appropriate program for a boy like Kurt and a girl like Mia to be watching so casually at home. Especially with their mother and aunt in the room.”
“Would you rather they watched it by themselves online alone in their rooms?” Claudia asked. “Or with a group of their friends at a party? Or better yet, how about with a group of total strangers in a dark and filthy movie theater?”
“I’d rather they not watch it at all,” Petra decreed.
“First of all, Petra;” Claudia began. “That program is about sexual education. And what better place for kids like Kurt and Mia to be educated about sex than at home with their mother and aunt?
“Claudia please,” Petra cautioned.
Claudia gave Petra a mischievous wink and grin before turning to Kurt and Mia.
“Kurt? Mia?” Claudia began, still glaring at Petra. “Have either one of you ever had sex?”
“Claudia!” Petra shouted. “Why would you ask such a question?”
“Because I want to know the answer,” Claudia replied. “And I would think as their mother, you’d want to know it too.”
“Of course they haven’t,” Petra snapped.
“Kurt?” Claudia asked very gently. “It’s alright. You can tell me. Have you?”
Kurt shuffled his feet, shifted uncomfortably in the loveseat and lowered his head.
“No,” he said, barely making himself audible.
“Mia honey?” Claudia asked gently. “Have you?”
Equally adorable in her movements, Mia wrapped her arms around herself and could just shake her head in the negative.
“Are you happy now?” Petra snarled. “Embarrassing them like this.”
“Sounds more like you’re the one whose embarrassed,” Claudia replied.
“Fuck you,” Petra snarled in French.
“Hey,” Claudia replied, also in French. “Watch your language.”
“God help me,” Petra mumbled in German.
“Kurt? Mia?” Claudia went on, again speaking German. “Have either of you ever had a sexual education class at school?”
They both shook their head in the negative.
“Do you know anything about sex?” Claudia asked.
“Claudia!” Petra yelled. “Enough!”
“Not a lot,” Kurt replied softly. “Nobody really talks about it.”
“Mia sweetheart,” Claudia said gently. “What about you?”
“I don’t know,” Mia whispered. “Some of the girls in my class talk about things they read in magazines.”
“Like the one you publish,” Petra offered coldly. Claudia ignored her.
“And you’ve never had anyone tell you or teach you about it?” Claudia concluded.
“No,” Mia whispered.
“Kurt?” Claudia asked.
He shook his head in the negative.
“Claudia, this has gone far enough,” Petra roared. “And I do not appreciate you talking to my children about this subject!”
“Then why don’t you?” Claudia fired back.
“Because it’s not appropriate,” Petra replied.
“Not appropriate?” Claudia was practically aghast. “Petra, sex is an enormous part of life; of our society! And it’s about so much more than just reproducing. It’s the most beautiful, intimate and pleasurable experience two human beings can share together. It’s how we truly express our deepest love and affection for another person! It’s the most physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually fulfilling experience life has to offer. It’s holy, and so very precious! But in the wrong hands, it can be an extremely dangerous and potentially, a traumatizing and life destroying weapon. Especially when it’s used against people who know absolutely nothing about it!”