Babe of the Month: Always Aroused Girl (part 1)

Always Aroused Girl (AAG) is a mom, sex blogger and sex toy reviewer. She's also a Sexy Mom Blog participant and a favorite of ours here at Babeland. To help us celebrate our Sexy Mom Blog event this month, we asked AAG a few questions about being a sexy mom and a blogger. Stay tuned at the end of this post for a chance to get a discount at Babeland!

On your blog, you write almost as much about your children as you do about your sex life. Which came first, the sex blogging or your children?

I had children before I started writing, but at first I kept mention of the kids strictly off the blog.  At some point after the first few months the separation started to feel very artificial.  Sexuality is very important to me but it's hardly the only important thing.  People have had both positive and negative reactions to this, but to me it feels natural to mention all the facets of my life.  I hate the idea that a "mommy" blog needs to be rated G and a "sex" blog must only discuss sex.

Is it important for children to have parents who have positive, healthy ideas about sexuality? Why?

Yes, absolutely, in the same way that it's important for children to have parents who have positive, healthy ideas about food, or work, or friendships, or or anything else.

What does being a mom who is sex positive mean for you in your everyday life as a parent?

It means that my children know the names of their body parts and can talk about them (for example with a doctor, trusted friend or me) without embarrassment.  It means that we're engaging in a long-term ongoing discussion of boundaries, pleasure, self-respect and values.  And it means that I try to avoid shaming my kids about their bodies, even when my son races out of the bathroom to answer the door with his pants still around his ankles.

You're creating a new site about parents having conversations with kids about sex - what are the goals of the website?

It's actually about conversations between parents and children, no matter if the children are two years old or fifty when the conversations take place.  Beyond the Birds and the Bees will eventually become home to thousands of tales that demonstrate positive and not-so-positive experiences people have had while sharing information about sexuality.

I'm looking for submissions on experiences as diverse as naming body parts, coming out to family members, learning about the mechanics and the emotions of sex, dealing with abuse, teaching methods of birth control, disclosing assault, celebrating puberty, handling sex as it relates to disability and even discussing menopause with our mothers and daughters.   I want it to be a place where folks can go for information, shared experiences both wonderful and horrifying, and of course laughter.

We just began accepting submissions and I'd love to have lots of entries from Babeland Blog readers.

Blog Readers: We're pleased to offer a special promotion for this! If you mention Babeland in a submission to Beyond the Birds and the Bees, you'll get a 10% discount at Babeland.com! All you have to do is submit your story and we'll take care of the rest.

Check out part 2 of the interview with AAG tomorrow!