Every mother wants the best for their children, that is a fact. You never know what kind of situation you will be put in but all you can do is hope that you respond appropriately. Sometimes though, this is easier said than done.
My son Tyler is 18 years old. He is what you would consider a "nerd". He was tall for his age standing at 6'2" but more on the lanky side build wise. He preferred video games and sci-fi movies as opposed to sports and partying. I can say I was relieved I never had too much to worry about with him getting into the trouble that most teens do. The one "normal" thing he did still enjoy was girls. Although he was a bit shy and timid he had been dating a girl for about 7 months. However, after noticing a change in Tyler's behavior I decided to sit down and have a talk with him. He had been much more withdrawn the last week. Spending all his time in his room and playing video games hidden from the outside world.
"Tyler, is everything okay?" I asked, sitting down on his bed as he played his video games. He was unresponsive. I walked over and turned off the tv to get his attention.
"Mom, what the hell? I was in the middle of that" Tyler said in an irritating tone.
"Tyler we need to talk. What is wrong with you lately? You barely leave your room and when you do you are moping around like your pet goldfish just died" I said jokingly trying to ease his mood.
"Claire broke up with me" My son finally confessed.
"Oh, hun I'm so sorry. You two seemed so cute together. These things happen though. You are young and relationships at this age rarely last very long." I said trying to reassure my son that this is a normal part of growing up. "What happened? Did she give you a reason why at least?"
"Not really." He murmured quietly with his head down towards the floor. "I think I might know why but she never told me. She just texted me saying she didn't want a boyfriend anymore."
"Well what do you think the reason is?" I asked placing a hand on his shoulder. "You know you can tell me anything hun."
Tyler's father and I had divorced when he was 6 years old and we had always been close but after his father passed away from cancer 5 years ago it really forced us to be open and honest about things he would normally be able to talk about with his dad.
"Well..." He said nervously biting his nails as he tried to find the words. "You know that Claire was my first girlfriend but I was also her first boyfriend. Last week we were watching a movie in her basement and we started kissing and one thing lead to another."
"Oh, I see." I said. "Well hun it is totally normal to begin to discover your sexuality at your age. I know I was doing the same at your age."
"Well neither of us had ever done more than make out with someone before then. After a while she reached her hand in my pants and started taking them off. After she pulled my jeans and underwear down I already had a boner and was excited because it was my first time doing this." Tyler's face began to blush as he explained the situation.
"You have nothing to be embarrassed about Tyler. It is normal to be nervous doing something for the first time." I said reassuringly and patted his back.
"I wasn't nervous mom I was excited. But once my pants were off she didn't seem to be as excited as I was anymore. We kept kissing but she never touched it or anything and after a minute she said she heard someone upstairs and told me pull my pants back up. After that night, she barely texted or called me and seemed disinterested and then dumped me yesterday." Tyler explained the situation, still blushing as he tried to tell me.
"I am so sorry to hear that. Having something negative like that happen the first time you become active can be traumatizing but you must understand that life goes on." I said rubbing his back now trying to console my poor boy. "You still haven't told me what you think the reason is why she seemed to lose interest at that point."
"It's embarrassing mom." He said quietly and looking at me with sadness in his eyes. I could see my son was truly worried about something.
"You know I am here for you and you have nothing to be ashamed about. Tell me what is on your mind." I said.
"Well, I think she thought it was weird when I took my pants off." He said.
"It is the first penis she has seen Tyler, I am sure she thought it was weird, I know I thought the first one I saw was weird. Why do you think that?" I asked. I could see how nervous he was from his body language and I felt terrible for him.
"Well it is really really curved and I don't think it is normal." He said quietly.
"Tyler, is that all? Hun, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. There are plenty of penis's that are curved and it's perfectly normal." I said hoping this reassured him.
"I mean I have seen other guys naked in porn and seen a few that were curved but mine seems to be a lot more curved even. I just feel like it is going to freak girls out and I can't get it out of my head." Tyler said getting increasingly frustrated.
"Don't worry Tyler. There is nothing to get worked up about." I said rubbing his shoulders trying to console him. "Is there anything I can do to make you feel better? You know I am always here for you whatever it may be."
He looked at me for a second and then back down at the floor. "There is one thing but I don't think it is appropriate for me to ask."
"You can tell me Tyler. I promise I would never judge you or ridicule you in a time like this." I said.
He took a deep breath and looked me in the eyes which if you knew my son, you'd know he was serious. "Would you look at it and make sure that it is normal?"
My eyes got wider when I heard his request. Did my son really just ask me to look at his penis? My shy, timid, loner son had asked me to make sure his penis was normal. If he was willing to ask me something like that I knew he must be freaking out about it and thought he needed a second opinion.
"Oh my...I see now why you were having a hard time asking me." I said with a smile trying to lighten the mood. "You know I would do anything for you. I am sure there is absolutely nothing wrong with it but if you need me to look than of course I will."
"Really?" He asked with a little relief behind his voice. "You would do that?"
"Of course I will hun. It wouldn't be the first time I have seen your penis." I said jokingly. "I did use to bathe you ya know."