My dd9 hates to read to herself, so when she has a reading assignment, she will often recruit her younger brother or sister to listen to her read aloud. I forgot to warn her about her science reading today, so she had my dd6 listening to her. It happened to be about animal reproduction. As she was reading, she stopped and said to herself, "Oh, that picture is just disgusting! But, that's what has to be done to get a baby." :lol: Cracked me up. (It was lions-nothing gaphic, but by reading the text you knew what was going on). Glad she still thinks such things are disgusting! :angel:
I read a similar story in Reader's Digest. The woman's young daughter said she knew how babies were made and the mother found out that she actually did know. The girl then told her mom (who had 4 children) something along these lines--"I can't believe you had to do that 4 times."
Too funny! I have a friend with two bio children and three adopted children. When the oldest girl found out about reproduction she was happy her parents were adopting so "they don't have to do that anymore".
Years ago a couple at our church found out they were expecting a second child. When they told the first one, a little girl who was pretty smart for her age, she looked at her mother and shouted, "Mama, did you do sex with my daddy?!"
On this subject, and at the risk of appearing to be a bad mom ~ I haven't had "the talk" with DS 12 ~ is there a book that any of you would recommend to help the uncomfortable parent know how to approach this subject? He's very open with me. Tells me EVERYTHING, and seems very comfortable asking questions about whatever pops into his head at the moment. I have been waiting for him to ask. I thought that meant he was ready to hear whatever it is I'm supposed to tell him at this point in life. We have had 2 breeding sows for 5 years. He apparently hasn't figured out what the boar is for (of course the boar acts like a 600LB lap dog, so might as well be a pet). We have milk goats & he thinks our buck is the kids (baby goats) uncle! He conjured this up on his own. I thought that being raised on a farm would give him an early education about "the birds & the bees". I have spent the last few years telling myself that he just isn't ready to hear it yet, but now I feel that I should at least get a book (for him or me). I was never told anything about any of it & I don't think that ignoring that part of life is the best approach. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
OK, what about the lfirst grade girl that came home from Public School, when was asked what she learned in school that day said, "We learned how to make babies!" Mom is VERY upset, ready to pull her kid right out...she's ONLY a FIRST GRADER!!!...but decides to wait 'til Dad gets home and discuss it with him. So Dad gets home, Mom rants and raves, and finally Dad sits down with his daughter, and asked, "How exactly DO you make babies?" "Oh, it's easy!," she replied, grabbing a pencil and paper. Very carefully, she wrote BABY. "See, you cross out this Y, and then add IES, and you've made BABIES!!!"
