tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post5880374806581338979..comments2023-11-05T02:28:19.783-08:00Comments on The Wonderful World Of Nothing Worthwhile: Uh, Um, Gulp, Ahem, Well…Michael Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007864829010402376noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-43294930059527112642008-04-08T12:17:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:17:00.000-07:00Wouldn't you rather be the one to tell them rather...Wouldn't you rather be the one to tell them rather than some random child on the playground? If you have had conversations from a young age about the differences between boys and girls, you've already touched on this topic. Just keep it age appropriate! (Sorry to be so serious) You and Mrs. C don't have to be formal about it, just talk about it whenever it comes up in normal conversation. Do you want us to bring over our recent birth video? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-78903431596693298402008-04-07T15:41:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:41:00.000-07:00As funny of a post as that made - it could be very...As funny of a post as that made - it could be very very dangerous to dance around the question and leave the answer up to their imaginations.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the question won't go away until they find out. :-0Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763110683087512959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-69706194331686127632008-04-07T11:13:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:13:00.000-07:00and wait? what happened to the actual bee's? he he...and wait? what happened to the actual bee's? he he he he he he heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-66803810579200053592008-04-07T11:12:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:12:00.000-07:00"There’s nothing wrong with ice cream at 9:30AM"AG..."There’s nothing wrong with ice cream at 9:30AM"<BR/><BR/>AGREEED!<BR/><BR/><BR/>But I hate to inform you that ONE DAY you WILL have to HAVE that conversation....and its a doozie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-62838743497772138892008-04-07T11:10:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:10:00.000-07:00"Anywhoo, as I sat reading an article about how Tw..."Anywhoo, as I sat reading an article about how Twinkies first went on sale today (which I would be so willingly to celebrate by deep frying them if only I had gotten that deep fryer for Christmas…stupid Santa)"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Wait? Are you telling me that its possible to deep fry TWINKIES? I had no idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-33557645174890229452008-04-07T10:40:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:40:00.000-07:00My mom was pregnant with my sister when I was 3 an...My mom was pregnant with my sister when I was 3 and, being an inquisitive child I HAD to know ALL about it. She got me the book Where Do Babies Come From by Margaret Sheffield. Unfortunately it seems to be out of print now but may be at libraries. The thing I always appreciated about the book when I was young was that it didn't talk down to me it simply stated what all the bodies parts did and how they worked together to make a baby. The illustrations were beautiful, and accurate things like men and women holding each other in fields of flowers, nursing mothers, and developing embryos all painted exquisitely. I must admit it gave me a somewhat idealized version of intercourse but it stressed love and biology very directly. It may be too straight forward for some parents though but when the time comes I'm getting it from my parents and sitting down with the kid and reading with them. Sorry, that was a bit involved.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-72718070558642361092008-04-07T07:19:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:19:00.000-07:00Well this was a weekend HOT TOPIC!! I was asked by...Well this was a weekend HOT TOPIC!! I was asked by my daughter this weekend "how do babies get out of the mom's body?" <BR/>Someone had apparently told her that you "poop" one out. GREAT, just what I need, my daughter thinking every time she goes to the bathroom, we get another kid. <BR/>I personally chose to describe the c-section version. When she asked if I had a c-section (which I did not), I walked out of the room, mumbling some excuse about needing a shot, before the conversation went any further. It worked, I took my shot, and she moved onto something else. I'm SO NOT READY For these converstions!!chefmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025305215269562394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-68066881934290682112008-04-07T04:10:00.000-07:002008-04-07T04:10:00.000-07:00Michael, think back to what answer you were given ...Michael, think back to what answer you were given when you posed that question.<BR/>Just do as your parents did, and keep the cycle going.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm not helping, am I?Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-36209224566247588492008-04-06T21:32:00.000-07:002008-04-06T21:32:00.000-07:00The stork...need I say more?Poor Micheal I know th...The stork...need I say more?<BR/><BR/>Poor Micheal I know this is hard on you...<BR/><BR/>and yahooo...for ice creamJust telling it like it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090846611105025162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-91474741965465333812008-04-06T20:37:00.000-07:002008-04-06T20:37:00.000-07:00Well, shit Michael. I was hoping you would answer...Well, shit Michael. I was hoping you would answer that question for me. Most of my friends get kids from China. Some get them from Guatemala. I know a couple of infants from Eastern Europe. <BR/><BR/>But you seemed to do something else. How does that work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-61053142985714182552008-04-06T18:56:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:56:00.000-07:00Hannah: The Sears defense. Nice!!The Exception: T...Hannah: The Sears defense. Nice!!<BR/><BR/>The Exception: The ice cream kinda took care of having to answer.<BR/><BR/>Selma: For now, ice cream (or anything with sugar) will serve as my tangent. Sugar, more potent than crack. Ok, that might have been a bit much...Michael Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007864829010402376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-59643567242932959922008-04-06T18:53:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:53:00.000-07:00My son was about the same age as Lucy and Ethel wh...My son was about the same age as Lucy and Ethel when he asked that question. I used the approach Hannah mentioned and it was as nauseous as expected. I saw half way through that I was losing him so tied the whole thing up with a dance number. Do you remember that song from the 60s that went 'Let me tell you about the birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees, and the moon up above, and this thing called love?' I can't remember who sang it but it was very catchy. It worked a treat. Jake was captivated and was so busy singing it he forgot the point of the question. That's my method all over. Distract them by going off on another tangent. Works every time. Hahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-49765747056091769072008-04-06T14:21:00.000-07:002008-04-06T14:21:00.000-07:00I think that I addressed this question somewhere i...I think that I addressed this question somewhere in my blog...so you could refer to that or...<BR/><BR/>I always try and get at the question that they are really asking... "do you want another sibling?" (perhaps that was what she was after?)<BR/><BR/>My daughter was a different case in that she was interested in the way babies form before she was interested in how they were made so... I was able to do the cellular biology explanation. <BR/><BR/>And, just so you know, kids know that babies come from mother's stomachs... they get there because they start as a cell. She didn't ask about sex actually!!<BR/><BR/>All kidding aside, how did you answer her question???The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30418689.post-17573620210447296452008-04-06T11:27:00.000-07:002008-04-06T11:27:00.000-07:00Having taught preschool and been asked that questi...Having taught preschool and been asked that question many times by precocious little ones, I was always able to use the same explanation “You should ask your mommy and daddy” Cause, by law we were never allowed to answer those questions. <BR/><BR/>But, because you ARE the daddy you can (as much as you don’t want to) give them a totally Disney/G rated answer like, “sometimes when a mommy and a daddy love each other so much, there is enough love to make a whole other person” Though I am sure that kind of answer might make you throw up a little, just like their question did. It made me a tad nauseous typing it actually. <BR/><BR/>Or if you would rather not ever talk about it ever ever, just use the whole “I don’t know, ask mommy”<BR/><BR/>And when all else fails just tell them babies come from SEARS. That’s the answer my friends little brother got when he asked.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337478043863460617noreply@blogger.com