Sex education_(4)

Kathleen (Kate) Houlihan was born and raised in a small town in Eastern Arkansas. She never went further than the 8th grade in school. She was born in the early 1900s. A time when it was believed that the woman’s place was in the home, taking care of babies. It was thought back then that all a woman needed to know was how to please her husband. Kate was never taught anything but housekeeping chores by her Mom. She was very skilled at cooking, sewing and cleaning house. She was utterly content with that lifestyle because she never knew any other until Al Johnson came through her town and swept her off her feet.

Albert (Al) Johnson was a handsome 21-year-old Lineman for the telephone company. He had been all over the countryside stringing line for the new telephone system. A system that would allow everyone to communicate with his or her friends and neighbors over a thin wire. Al had a muscular build due to his strenuous work for the phone company. The folks in Kate’s small town of Hickman, Arkansas thought of him as a world traveler. It didn’t matter he had never traveled more than a few hundred miles in any direction from his own hometown of Frog Jump, Tennessee.

His stories of travel captured everyone’s attention. He was like a celebrity to the folks in Hickman. That’s why 16-year-old Kate Houlihan was so taken by the dashing young man. Kate is a beautiful young Irish girl. She is a tall, slender girl with strawberry blonde hair. Her smile lights-up every place she visits and her well-proportioned figure is the envy of every woman in her small town. Boys dreamed of courting her, but none dared to approach her because of her strict Irish father. He had been known to punch guys he caught staring at Kate’s body.

Kate’s heart raced with excitement that afternoon Al walked into the ice cream shop and struck up a conversation with her. She had never dated, never been kissed by a boy, and had never been allowed to be in the company of the opposite sex unchaperoned. Her father was very stern, and Kate was a real virgin in every manner. She knew absolutely nothing about sex. Her father never allowed the topic of sex to be discussed in their home. She had only been told that if she kissed a boy, she could end up pregnant

Al had been headquartered out of Kate’s small town for over five months while his work crew strung phone wire. Every evening at seven o’clock Kate would stroll down to the ice cream shop in hopes she’d see Al. He enthralled her with his stories, and she fell in love with him immediately. Al was quite taken by Kate’s beauty and innocence. He got an enormous erection every time he saw her. Al tried each night to talk her into going for a walk, but she obeyed her father’s strict rule of not being alone with anyone of the opposite sex. Al was accustomed to having sex with girls everywhere he went, but he knew straight away he’d have to marry Kate if he ever hoped to get intimate with her.

Just after he received word his crew was due to wrap things up and move on, Al talked Kate into eloping. He was being transferred back to his hometown in West Tennessee and couldn’t tolerate the thought of leaving town without taking her for his wife. Kate’s father wasn’t happy about the elopement, but he saw that Kate was happy and Al had a good stable job. He grudgingly gave his blessing and wished them a happy future.

Seven years later on Kate’s 22nd birthday, she gave birth to her third child. They named him Al Johnson, Jr. after his proud father. Their first child was a girl, and they named her Bridgett after Kate’s mother. The second child was also a girl they named Shannon after a great aunt. Kate was totally pleased with her happy little family. She was delighted with the sex life between her and Al. Kate had never had sex before her marriage to Al and was surprised to find it so gratifying. Neither she nor Al could go more than a few days without needing to be intimate with each other. The missionary position was the only way they ever had sex and Kate loved the fantastic orgasms that emanated via their sexual interludes.

Over the next ten years, they had three additional children; two more boys and a girl. They named them Jimmy, Sean, and Susan, in that succession. Kate was a full-time stay at home Mom with all the work and responsibility that went with that title. Al busied himself with his work at the phone company and didn’t do much in the way of raising the children. He felt his only responsibilities were to earn money to provide food, shelter and other necessities. Kate was satisfied with their arrangement with one exception; each time she was pregnant and unable to have sexual intercourse with Al, he satisfied his needed orgasms by sleeping with other women in the area. Kate was taught that married couples did not have sex outside the bounds of marriage so she couldn’t understand why Al did it without feeling any guilt. Her moral standards would never permit her to do something like that.

As the children became teenagers, they had many questions about sex. High School had introduced her children to things she tried to shield them from. Kate was embarrassed that she was unable to answer their questions. Sex had never been openly discussed in her family. In fact, such topics were forbidden in her childhood home. She didn’t even know where to go to get such answers. So, she tried to discourage them from bringing up the subject. However, Bridgett was a persistent child and pushed her Mom for answers.

“Mom, I have been dating Joey for over four months now, and I need to know how to handle certain situations,” she stated.

“What kind of situations, Honey?”

“You know, uh…intimate situations.”

Kate blushed when the topic was brought up and couldn’t maintain eye contact with her Daughter. There were certain things that Bridgett really needed to know. She knew her mother felt awkward when it came to talking about sex but she persisted. Kate was uncomfortable and felt like fleeing the room.

“What kind of intimate things?” Kate reluctantly asked.

The moment that Kate had dreaded ever since her children first started attending public school had finally arrived. She knew they would hear things from other children and would eventually come to her for the answers. She decided to listen to her daughter’s questions and try to give her an honest reply.

“As I said, Mom. I have been dating Joey for over four months. At first, he was satisfied with just a ‘handjob’ and then he started to insist on ‘blowjobs.’ I don’t mind giving him a ‘blowjob,’ but he’s not happy unless I swallow. My question is, do you swallow when you give Dad a blowjob?”

Kate is shocked beyond words and struggles to catch her breath. She had no idea what ‘hand jobs’ and ‘blowjobs’ actually referred to, but they sounded like something she wasn’t prepared to answer. She was almost afraid to ask for a further explanation but knew she had to ask for clarification.

“Bridgett, Honey…what is a ‘hand job’ and ‘blowjob’?”

Bridgett couldn’t believe her mother really didn’t know what she was talking about. She almost accused her Mom of playing dumb, just so she wouldn’t have to give the answer. She decided to assume that her Mom really didn’t know. She made a fist and gave her mother the universal sign used to signify ‘male masturbation’ and said,” You know, jacking a guy off.”

Her Mom gasped and said, “Oh my God…I would never do such a thing. Your Father would have a fit if I ever touched him there like that. It’s not something a lady would do.”

“So, I guess it’s safe to assume that you never gave Dad a blowjob either.”

Kate stared at her daughter with a blank expression.

Bridgett put her index finger in her mouth and moved it in and out in a sawing motion and said, “You know, Mom…take his cock in your mouth and suck it until he cums?”

Kate couldn’t believe her daughter just asked her such a thing. Her face turned a deep shade of red as she rushed out of the room. Bridgett watched her Mom flee towards her bedroom. As the bedroom door slammed closed, Bridgett said to herself, “I guess that’s a no; a definite no!”

Bridgett felt sick because of the embarrassment she just caused her mother. She knew that her mother had been raised by a strict Irish Catholic Dad. She was vaguely aware that her mother had not been allowed to discuss sexual topics in his household. It was a taboo subject that was forbidden by Kate’s father. Therefore, she never had a chance to get her intimacy questions answered by her own mother or father. Kate had always been taught that sex was intended only for making babies. It was never meant for recreational entertainment or physical gratification.

Bridgett called her brothers and sisters together and explained the embarrassing moment that she had just put their mother through. She instructed them to never approach their Mom with any questions of a sexual nature. She promised to find the answer to all their questions by asking the sex education teacher at the school. As each Johnson child came of age and had issues, one of the older siblings found the answers for them. Bridgett answered all of Shannon’s questions. Al, Jr. found his own answers, as did Jimmy and Sean. However, when the time came for Susan, she only had one matter of importance for her. She just wanted to know how to give a proper blowjob before going off to college. Both Jimmy and Sean worked with her for days until she was an expert.

The Johnson siblings all graduated from college and became successful. They were a very close-knit family and went on to raise families of their own. The Johnson children scattered all over the country but every Thanksgiving and Christmas they would gather with their mother and father in Frog Jump, Tennessee to celebrate the holidays. At the age of 50 and 55 respectively, Kate and Al, Sr. still enjoyed an active and fulfilling sex life. Kate had gotten over some of her aversions to talking with her children about sex. The grown children now often kidded their parents about what might be taking place in their bedroom. Kate would blush and smile. Al, Sr. would pretend to get angry and caution them about that kind of talk. However, everyone knew he was proud of his capabilities in the bedroom at his age.

At one of the recent family gatherings, Sean jokingly asked his mother when the last time was that she’d had wild, unbridled sex with his Dad. She casually looked up at the ceiling as though she was calculating in her head and said”, I believe it was about three days ago. Sean’s jaw dropped with surprise, and his Mom walked away with a grin on her face. In her fifties, she had finally learned to discuss sex with her children without blushing and running from the room. She’d come a long way since her children went through adolescence.

Three weeks after the last Holiday gathering, Al, Sr. suffered a massive heart attack while shoving snow from his driveway. He was gone before anyone could summon help. Everyone gathered in Frog Jump on a cold winter day to attend Al’s funeral. Kate was devastated and sunk into deep depression. All of her children lived out of town and were unable to make frequent visits back home, but they called to check on her weekly. Jimmy is the only child able to arrange regular visits with their mother because he has an outside sales position. His sales job allows him the flexibility to organize his travel so he can stop in Frog Jump every week to check on his Mom.

Kate always looked forward to Jimmy’s weekly visits, but they never seem to last long enough for her. The first time Jimmy checks on her he finds her sitting in the den still in her nightgown and a tattered old bathrobe. She was staring off in space and is clearly depressed. Jimmy tried to think of ways to cheer her up, but she didn’t respond to his suggestions. He was at a loss to find a solution.

“Mom, I hate seeing you so down. What can I do to lift your spirits?”

“I don’t know. I just miss your Dad so much,” she sighed, “I hate being alone like this; especially at night.”

Jimmy reluctantly says, “I know Dad has been gone less than a month, but have you ever thought about trying to meet someone else, someone who can help you fill those lonely hours?”

She looked at Jimmy with a bewildered expression and said,” I couldn’t possibly cheat on your Dad like that.”

“Mom…Dad’s gone. It wouldn’t be cheating on him. In fact, I know he would prefer you find happiness with someone else rather than pine away here alone.”

She sighed and began to wring her hands. She appeared to be on the verge of tears. “I don’t know…I have never been with anyone but your father. I just don’t think I could be with someone else.”

Jimmy thought for a moment then cautiously asked, “Have you ever considered self-gratification?”

His Mom looked confused.