I'm a 42 year old woman. I grew up with softcore. I LOVED IT FOR YEARS. I am a late bloomer, but only been watching hardcore regularly for a few years now. Now? I couldn't ever imagine going back to softcore regularly. I tried watching it multiple times for nostalgia, and mid way through needed to stop and put on hardcore. Is this relatable?
How can we reduce the guilt that others share around watching porn? Like what can we to make people feel good and safe about watching porn?
VERY upset when I see talk and discussion about regular porn usage as addiction. Honestly, if you are educated, porn addiction we all know isn't really a thing from a scientific perspective... BUT I would be willing to entertain it as legit if it means that it is constant usage that is negatively affecting your life. If you are watching porn every day and multiple times a day, and you are still living a productive life, and you feel good... you aren't addicted.
As a single mom, my priority is my kids and my work! That doesn't mean I can't enjoy porn. Honestly, my usage as increased a lot this past year. I went from daily, to multiple times a day. It's a really big resource for me. I don't consider myself addicted. If I am... then there are a lot worse things I could be addicted to... so I'll accept my porn addiction with pride!
Obviously I'm partly joking here... BUT can growing up watching and appreciating diverse bodies and skin tones intermingled help those appreciate other races and have more body appreciation and understanding for other body types other than yourself?
Anyone interested on being interviewed/chat on a new sex positive podcast? A wide variety of guests including content creators, models, sex educators, sex professionals, etc, BUT also wanted to have some conversations with everyday sex positive individuals may have unique perspectives and upbringings! You don't need to be "professional". Let me know!!
Hey all, I'm helping a friend create a podcast which interviews sex positive people, educators, creators, etc. What do we as a community feel is lacking in the sex positive sphere? What do you wanna see from a new podcast that isn't already being done? Trying to gather information and ideas, looking to do something unique.
Any advice to connect with sex positive moms? Trying to create a collective of moms who get it. Any subs, websites, or places you can recommend I reach out to? The regular mom subs here on reddit are HORRIBLE and so NOT sex positive. Where are my sex positive moms at?
Where do you stand? I am a single mom of two teens and been pondering. I've heard some nos, but overwhelmingly I have been hearing yes, this is a modern sex positive parenting approach. I'd say the argument against it is having the importance and ability to learn your body through your own pysical touch, etc. But is quality and intensity of orgasm more important? Personally, I have a Hitachi and can't live without it. Where do we stand on this?
I remember back in my teen years a giant stuffed teddy bear my family had given me that was won at an amusement park. Long story short, I fucked that thing silly for years (I found ways to wash it, don't worry). As a girl, I would grind that thing like my life depended on it. Poor teddy bear... Anyone else grow up with a toy or something they had used? Do people still do this now or have we moved on from this as a society?
Not me, but others. Like how did you go from feeling guilty about your sexuality, to accepting and confident?
Sometimes the answer is time. Like for me and porn amd masturbation. I used to feel so much guilt and shame. I just kept doing it and doing it. Now? Every day, multiple times a day. Proud of it, and proud supporter of it. Was time the answer for you? Some sort of exercise or ritual? Share your story. I'm a 42 year old single mom with 2 kids btw.
Can anyone fathom a world in which porn didn't exist? Like I literally can't imagine not watching porn every single day. Now I'm not saying I wouldn't be able to survive, but I literally can't imagine not having access to it. I'm a mom, 42 years old, single mom, and watch porn daily. Usually a few times a day. No it doesn't get in the way, but a normal part of my daily routine to keep me grounded and focused. I understand that it doesn't work that way for everybody, but just talking about myself. Like I grew up not with cells phones as accessible as they are now and internet like it is. It was different early on, feels like a different life.
Life as a sex positive mom has me feeling like I'm living a double life. Anyone else experience this? Like I try to instill sex and body positivity in my upbringing of my kids (single mom, 2 teens), but in my community I feel like I can't be open with anyone IRL. It's my own issue I suppose for fear of judgment, but I don't want anyone concerned about my kids if I were to be open with some of my values with other moms. Not that i'm doing anything bad obviously, i just feel like it's such a taboo subject in my community that I need to pretend to be against stuff I'm not. Can anyone else relate or give advice?
I heard from someone in that community that it is "essential" for discovery and validation. Can anyone chime in with their experiences on how essential porn has been for validating their identity?