The Birds and the Bees or Testicles and Ovaries?
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The Birds and the Bees or Testicles and Ovaries?

Why The Birds and the Bees? Why is the illustration of the birds and the bees used to catalog a way of teaching reproduction to children? Using this illustration is metaphorical at best and lazy at worst. When our children ask questions about sex, they’re usually  not old enough to understand a metaphor. Parents breathe…