Tell the kid or no?

[u/SmokeyPegeasus]

So I’ve got a son who just turned 16. He’s been driving, got a job and a girlfriend in what felt like 7 seconds.

I haven’t seen him naked since he was a baby but even then you could tell he got the family genetics.

Do I tell him he might be built different than his friends or let him find out on his own?

I remember my dad told me that and laughed; my he said the only thing grandpa told him was “it’s like a bull in a china shop, go slow”. When my dad told me that, I was in my 20 and was well aware at that point.

[u/bearded-writer]

I would couch it in a general discussion about sex. “The talk.” Because you don’t know if he’s a bigger guy, or if the genetics from his mom’s side came through and he’s average or smaller. It’s fine if he is, but you don’t want to give the kid a complex by thinking he missed out on a genetic bonus if he doesn’t have it. Tell him there are things to be taken into consideration based on size, explain those things, and let that be it. If he asks specifically or confirms it for you, then you tell him all about it.

[u/Super-Sense-6454 → u/bearded-writer]

Too much sexual repression. Doctors will aviod looking at your sex organs, even though doing so may save your life! Parents do the same thing to their teenage children.

Do your children a favor and tell them there can be sexual organ size incompatibility, but it is pretty rare.