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Teresa Giudice recalled the shocking reason her father took her to the hospital right before her wedding as the Real Housewives of New Jersey star also revealed how she approached the ‘sex talk’ with her own daughters, including her recent talk with her youngest, Audriana.
Teresa’s parents immigrated from Italy in the early 1970s. Her first language was Italian, and she didn’t learn English until she started school. In the past, Teresa has alluded to her strict upbringing.
On Casual Chaos, her daughter Gia Giudice asked how Teresa approached the ‘sex talk’ with her daughters – given that she “just had” the talk with Audriana.
“I love driving my kids [to] school in the morning … That’s when [Audriana] tells me everything,” said Teresa. “I feel uncomfortable about talking about this because I feel like it’s private. I feel like every mom [has] their way of doing it.”
Gia added, “But I feel like your way of doing it is, ‘I can’t believe I’m even having this conversation with you right now, but [blah blah blah] … This shouldn’t even be a topic of conversation right now, [but] just in case, here’s my take.'”
Teresa then shared when her father took her to the doctor’s before her wedding day to make sure she was a virgin.
“Correct,” Teresa agreed. “[I say,] ‘Here’s my take … We should never be having this conversation. You should not be having sex. You should not have sex till like before you get married … This is why my dad told me he was gonna take me to the doctor’s the day before I got married, to make sure I was a virgin.”
Teresa continued with her own speech, “‘You shouldn’t be having sex until right before you get married, but if it happens … make sure you wear a raincoat.'”
“What?” asked Gia. “What are you talking about?”
“The guy has to wear a raincoat … down there,” Teresa explained. “Like over it … Make sure the guy wears a raincoat. And I said that to Audriana.”
“I’ve never heard [it being called] that in my life,” said Gia.
“And I said to her … ‘God forbid, you know you could get sexually transmit diseases. That’s STDs,'” Teresa added. “[I asked], ‘Did you learn that in school?’ And she’s like, ‘Yes. … That’s disgusting.”
Gia said she herself never talked to Teresa about sex, as her mom used to be strict.
“I was so strict,” Teresa agreed. “Remember [what] me and your father used to say anytime you guys made us upset? We’re like, ‘We’re dropping you guys off at the nuns.’ And you guys would all start crying. It was so freaking cute … Oh my God, I can’t believe I said that.”