Rebecca felt relieved that Ira never questioned them about sex. She was not sure whether to stick with the stork or move to the birds and bees. Jacob had learned on the streets of Chicago's old West side If that was good enough for him, it was good enough for his son.
But Ira's wise cousin Kenny (a whole nine months his elder), decided there was no time to waste, it was time for his cousin to learn the facts about SEX!
While all Ira's aunts, uncles and grand parents were chatting after a delicious Thanksgiving meal, Kenny explained to Ira that babies come after a man inserts his penis into a women's vagina. If that wasn't traumatic enough, and to Ira's horror, vaginas have teeth and is sex is not done properly, the man's penis is cut off.
Until November 24, 1966, Ira never asked his parents about sex. He waited until this moment, in front of all his relatives. Jacob and Rebecca were in shock, they didn't know how to respond to their son. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, Jacob said, "Tomorrow I will answer all your questions about sex." But Ira never asked again.
After a failed marriage and Ira's coming out as a Gay man, Jacob always wondered if he should have taken his son right then and there in his room and explain the facts of life. But Ira learned the same way his father did, except it was on the streets of New Town, a Gay neighborhood in Chicago. Viva la difference!
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