# What do you tell your oldest kid, if you "had" to get married?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 7, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tell-your-oldest-kid-if-you-had-to-get-married/932366 "2021-02-07T12:31:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tell-your-oldest-kid-if-you-had-to-get-married/932366/61 "2021-02-21T16:31:25Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> It’s often said that there are two sets of people on Earth who do not have sex: your parents and your children.

In a similar vein, I have asserted that each generation thinks it’s the one who’s discovered sex.

“Nuh uh! _My_ mom’s never done that, and neither has my daughter!”

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tell-your-oldest-kid-if-you-had-to-get-married/932366/62 "2021-02-21T16:33:11Z")

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And my grandmother doesn’t even know it exists!

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