About removing shame and fear, giving them a platform to find their own healthy relationship with their body and what it wants. There's a lot of talk in the media and society at large about teaching our kids about sex and sexuality in a different way. While I'm not used to seeing them across from the Flintstone's Chewables, there's no reason they should need to be purchased secretly, at great expense, and shipped to your house in plain brown packaging. They aren't a secret or a source of shame. Because, while some topics got pinned to discuss at home and not in a retail setting, vibrators aren't weird. We talked about what each one would be used for, where they can go, the importance of lubricants and keeping toys clean. So, as tactfully as one can in a busy Target on a Friday night, parked in the family planning aisle, I answered them. And rather nonplussed about the fact the box was referring to them 'personal massagers.” She had questions. None of them are 14 inches long or require a marine battery. It was not, as sex toys go, anything earth-shattering. I was chugging towards the Q-Tips and peel-off face masks, looking at the vitamins and supplements shelves on the other side when Anna said, 'Momma, what is that?' I discovered this as my 14-year-old daughter and I cut down a side aisle while shopping for this year's meagre list of school supplies. I recently found out that Target carries a robust line of vibrators.
