# The random and embarrassing questions teenagers ask their parents **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539 "2014-04-20T13:24:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![headstone\_hottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@headstone\_hottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headstone_hottie)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/1 "2014-04-20T13:24:12Z")
I have 2 teenage boys, just turned 13 and 15. Never in my life could i have ever guessed what type of questions they would ask me. Their father and I have been married almost 16 yrs, but do my boys ask their father questions. … nope! Just last week, as I was cleaning around the living room, my youngest walks in having just got off the school bus. He calmly sits on the couch and asks, ’ mom, can I get off the bus at my friends house tomorrow? How long till dad gets home with dinner? Oh and how many holes are in a vagina? ’ Im now frozen, trying to process WTH he just asked and prepairing myself to some how answer him, when my oldest bust thru the front door, having also just gotten off the bus, ‘Hey mom, what would you do if you came home one day and found me standing in the corner of my room dressed like a carrot?’… ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/2 "2014-04-20T16:41:39Z")
Which friend? 6 pm. Two if you count the urethra. Otherwise, just the one. As long as I don’t have to wash the carrot costume, I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/3 "2014-04-21T06:00:18Z")
Funny! When we were young my brother once asked me what a va-geen-a was. Oddly enough, I think the carrot question is the more interesting. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/4 "2014-04-21T06:02:21Z")
> [@Inna\_Minnit](#): > > Which friend? 6 pm. Two if you count the urethra. Otherwise, just the one. The urethra is not part of the vagina. Back to Biology 1 with you! ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/5 "2014-04-21T06:14:07Z")
My god, why hasn’t this been taken to GQ? ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/6 "2014-04-21T06:20:30Z")
I stopped reading at “vagina,” but after reading the whole post, it seems with a carrot you could figure out the answer to the first question. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/7 "2014-04-21T08:15:36Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > The urethra is not part of the vagina. Back to Biology 1 with you! For the asker’s semantic purposes, it probably is. Either way, its a tricky question. One at either end? It _is_ a hole? Just one that you need to know about? … ---
**Author:** ![headstone\_hottie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@headstone\_hottie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headstone_hottie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/8 "2014-04-21T11:17:29Z")
My youngest when he was around 8 or 9 asked me what a prostitute was. I told him that its someone who walks the streets. He said, no mother thats a pedestrian… ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/9 "2014-04-21T13:15:04Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > For the asker’s semantic purposes, it probably is. > > Either way, its a tricky question. One at either end? It _is_ a hole? Just one that you need to know about? … If that is the case, the asker needs to get a thorough explanation of the female anatomy. The vagina has a single hole, other holes in the area are not vaginas nor a part of it. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/10 "2014-04-21T14:21:03Z")
the youngest is asking if it’s OK to go to a girl’s house and have sex. the older might be seeing your opinion on cross dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/11 "2014-04-21T14:29:38Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > The urethra is not part of the vagina. Back to Biology 1 with you! Yeah, but I’d at least explain that. True story: my ex husband, at age 30-something, didn’t realize that girls had a urethra. He thought we peed out of our vagina, and had always been wondering how we managed to urinate while using tampons. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/12 "2014-04-21T17:39:07Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > True story: my ex husband, at age 30-something, didn’t realize that girls had a urethra. He thought we peed out of our vagina, and had always been wondering how we managed to urinate while using tampons. Sadly, I’ve known more than one woman who thought this. :smack: I’d assume my kid had heard something about girls having 3 holes. I’d give them the basic facts but not go on about it too much. ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/13 "2014-04-21T17:46:17Z")
Just had to explain to a woman in her late 20s that she had three holes down there, not two. Amazing how it is possible not to know this. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/14 "2014-04-21T17:52:00Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > If that is the case, the asker needs to get a thorough explanation of the female anatomy. The vagina has a single hole, other holes in the area are not vaginas nor a part of it. The vagina has a single hole; The genitalia, two; Or else the other way around. I’m never sure. Are you? –Ogden Gash ---
**Author:** ![StayseaDee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/15 "2014-04-21T18:07:32Z")
I remember asking my mother what a blow job was after an episode of Roseanne mentioned it. She laughed and said “it’s nasty, never do it.” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/16 "2014-04-21T18:14:33Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > For the asker’s semantic purposes, it probably is. > > Either way, its a tricky question. One at either end? It _is_ a hole? Just one that you need to know about? … I think it’s great to hear that young people are taking an interest in topology. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/17 "2014-04-21T19:01:40Z")
> [@StayseaDee](#): > > I remember asking my mother what a blow job was after an episode of Roseanne mentioned it. > > She laughed and said “it’s nasty, never do it.” Your dad deserves something especially nice for father’s day. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/18 "2014-04-21T22:01:49Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > For the asker’s semantic purposes, it probably is. > > Either way, its a tricky question. One at either end? It _is_ a hole? Just one that you need to know about? … Semantics indeed. One might also argue that a vagina is/has no holes at all. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/19 "2014-04-21T22:17:17Z")
> [@StayseaDee](#): > > I remember asking my mother what a blow job was after an episode of Roseanne mentioned it. > > She laughed and said “it’s nasty, never do it.” > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Your dad deserves something especially nice for father’s day. Yes. Give him a gift card for one. ---
**Author:** ![Cerealbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Cerealbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerealbox)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539/20 "2014-04-21T22:24:27Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Semantics indeed. One might also argue that a vagina is/has no holes at all. you just blew my mind. I would argue the urethra is a tube, not a hole. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-random-and-embarrassing-questions-teenagers-ask-their-parents/686539.md?page=2)