At what age did one of your parents set you down for "the talk" about human reproduction? Or did it simply never happen, as at our house?

Personally, I remember two childhood moments related to this, though I have little idea now about my exact age, and I'm not quite sure which moment came first.

My mother, my older sister, and myself sat listening to a newscast on the big console radio. The speaker told of a male who was discharged from the army, and discovered that his papers stated the reason for his discharge as "pregnancy". I said, "What does that mean". My sister started to answer, but my mother shot a stern look at her and said, "It means he broke his leg".

I suspect the other incident was later, because I had put some few facts together by observation. I remember asking my mother, "How do women's bodies know not to have babies until they're married". (Obviously I had never heard of unwed motherhood at the time). As I remember, she didn't lie to me at the time; she simply refused to answer.

I proceeded to grow up on the farm, learn some things from observing livestock, read enough on the sly to fill in a few more basics, and live with a few ..ahh... gross misconceptions provided by equally ignorant peers. Eventually I muddled through, though I really think I was more muddled for a while than really necessary.

How did all this go for you?       Dean