Age of Self-Administration of Enemas

One of the wondrous things about enemas is that they can be non-sexual, or they can be incredibly sexual. Most of us have our sexuality reasonably well figured out, and we don't want to inadvertently inject sexuality into a a situation where it is not appropriate.

I was wandering around another board this morning and came across several different threads where some young teenage boy or girl was supposedly needing to be given an enema by mom/sis/aunt/daddy.

None of those scenarios were appropriate for the expression of sexuality. They all involved just flushing out digestive product so the kid would feel better, and the assistance of someone the kid should not be sexually involved with. Several of the discussions ran to dealing with the potential of enema-induced unintentional sexual excitement.

It seems to me there is a really simple way of avoiding that potential. Let the kid give himself the enema.

Like many of us, I was just a little girl when I got my first gentle enema from my Mom. I can actually date it, since there were parades and all sorts of excitement! No, it wasn't over my enema, but over it being our country's birthday. It was the Bicentennial, and as hard as I tried to comprehend what Daddy was explaining about that inexplicable term, I had to content myself with watching the parade from Grandma's third story window. It was July 4, 1976. I would turn four in the coming October.

While enemas were not a routine Saturday night practice in my home, my brother and I both did receive a few as young children. But here comes my point: by the time I was in second grade Mom would suggest I give myself an enema if she thought I needed one. She knew I knew how.

As technological apparatus goes, a rubber enema-bag is a pretty simple machine. It has one moving part, the clamp. Because my Mom just took the trouble to show me, I learned early on to empty the air from the hose first, and then lube the nozzle and insert it and open the clamp. For those of us who are klismos, there is great magic in that simple process, but it is a simple process. Literally so easy a child can do it. I did it; was I all that different from other kids?

So I'd like it if the group would contribute their feelings about anyone giving enemas to a family member with whom sexuuality is not appropriate, and who is old enough to do it themselves. How old is that age? How old were you when you took your first solo un-assisted enema? Did someone teach you how, or did you figure it out by yourself?

Hugs,

Diane