It turned out this young lady, who was a few months shy of turning 18, was the only one sending pictures. More: My kids are definitely going to sext, and that’s OK But that didn’t stop me from searching through my son’s phone to see what had been going on between them.

It didn’t seem appropriate to show him a picture of a minor’s genitalia. I explained what I saw but told him not to look. My husband was sitting nearby but didn’t see what I had.

On the top of his phone, there was a flash of vulva followed by the words “I’m wet.” I was looking through his cellphone in an attempt to figure out why he wasn’t receiving group texts when a text message came in from a young lady that included a picture.