Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Walt Disney The Story Of Menstruation




  I admit when I first saw this I laughed pretty hard at the tone of the voice the narrator used and how clean cut it was. This is supposedly the 1st ever movie to use the word "Vagina" in it. It was passed around to High Schools first with pamphlets from 1946-51 then I read it was banned.

Wow, there is nothing remotely bad in this!! I guess it was such a conservative time. Very different than from today. I think they need to use more stuff like this today in school. We are homeschoolers and this would be something I would use. Its hard enough to talk to our kids about sex, periods and puberty so why not have clean cut videos like this that we can share and can help us to explain. Yes it may be out of date but the basis of the story never changes, just the tones, the clothing, the music and maybe even the way they talk. I remember in school learning all about this stuff. My parents were not the type to talk to me about any of this. I guess it was hard for them since it was a much harder time for their parents, my grandparents, to explain sex, periods ect... Why is it such a dirty thing for most to talk about? It shouldn't be so hard. I think for me its the embarrassment that goes with it more than the not wanting to talk to them. I want my kids to be educated about sex and safe. I want them to know the dangers but also know its a beautiful thing when shared with the RIGHT person.

 Of course I want all my kids to wait until they are married to have sex and I don't want my daughter to get her first menstrual cycle until she is atleast 18 but I am a realist. I know thats not always how the world works. I can only pray and trust God that I've taught them the right way and they will make wise decisions. So, in the meantime, I'm going to take advantage of this kind of stuff even if it is a little outdated.

5 comments:

  1. I like this more than anything they showed us at school! In fact, by the time they gave us sex ed at school (5th grade) I was already menstruating. I was 11! I'd rather show this to my kids than wait for the school to gloss over all the details.

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  2. I couldn't help but laugh, during the dancing scene, lol ... I think this would be great, even now, for young girls. If I had girls, I wouldn't have thought twice about showing this to them, at a young age. Cute, but accurate!

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  3. Dear Retro Wifey, I didn't laugh while listening to this video because I was too busy trying to figure who the narrator is. I think it is actress Kay Bantor who was very popular at that time.

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  4. That's actually rather sweet. All in all, it's very plainly and tastefully explained.

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  5. I remember as a pre-teen in the early 60's, these movies and little pamphlets like it meant so much to me as I looked forward with wonder to becoming a woman. I'm now past menopause.

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