I don’t like how the boys talk about the girls
MY daughters were first introduced to the joys of Love Island a couple of years ago – by our babysitter.
When I found out what she had let them watch, I was horrified and banned it immediately.
But as every parent knows, the more illicit something is the more attractive it becomes to a child.
So I decided that if you can’t beat them, join them, figuring that if I watched it with them it was better than them watching it in secret on a phone or ipad.
Also, it isn’t just my two girls who are watching it. Most of their friends are too and they were desperate not to be left out of all the gossip.
This had happened before. I insisted my eldest daughter Gracie wasn’t allowed a mobile phone until she was in high school.
I finally relented when she was 10 as she was the only girl in her class who didn’t have one and was missing out on the group chats.
So I watched the last series with Gracie, and this time, when the series started on Monday, my youngest, Lola, joined us.
They may only be 13 and 11 but sex is something we have talked about and they have learned about at school. And the choice language is no different to stuff they hear every day on the school bus.
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sex was never talked about in our house and I remember going red, cringing in embarrassment and wanting the sofa to swallow me up if anything remotely sexy came on TV when I was watching with my parents.
I’m proud that my daughters feel comfortable seeing Love Island with me and asking any questions they might have, instead of wondering in private and gleaning misinformation off pals.
My view is that if we watch Love Island together I can talk to them about any potentially risqué behaviour or issues that may arise. Just as we discuss child sex grooming, rape, drug abuse and abortion on Coronation Street.
I have already explained that jumping into bed with someone within five minutes of meeting them isn’t normal behaviour.
Love Island is another example of telly helping to start conversations that you might normally find awkward to have with your child.
We cringe in unison at the behaviour of the islanders. My daughters find it hilarious that the girls prance around in bikinis and wedge heels (huge fashion faux pas) and that the boys all appear to be wearing fake tan. They
They find it hilarious the girls prance around in bikinis and wedge heels
All of my friends watch Love Island and we talk about it at school.
I think the arguments are really funny and when they have to ‘recouple’ it is really dramatic because you get to see who likes who.
I really like the games and challenges, but I felt so sorry for Dr Alex when laughed when Hayley didn’t know what “superficial” meant but I explained it was better for her to ask rather than pretending she knew and remaining ignorant.
Don’t think because we nobody picked him. He must be really clever to be a doctor but nobody seemed interested in that.
Niall and Kendall were my favourite couple and it was sad when Adam came in and wrecked their relationship, but that is what the game is about.
I think it is a bit weird when they have to share a bed with people they don’t even know – that wouldn’t happen in real life.
The girls all wear far too much make-up – they should just be natural and how they really are. I don’t like how the boys talk about the girls and how they look – you should get to know somebody properly and not judge them. Beauty is only skin deep. Laura and the girls like to pile on the slap