All kidding aside, (no, I didn't really discuss orgasms with her!), I totally agree. We just had the where do eggs come from conversation last night and now she wants to go somewhere and lift up a chicken and look at its vagina to see where the eggs come from. (Do chickens even have vaginas?) We've talked about where meat comes from before, though I don't think she really got that we were saying steak comes from killing Bessie. And we did have to deal with death pretty early on. She was 2.3 when my grandmother died.
And of course, now, we're getting the where do babies come from thing. We've just answered her questions with as little detail as possible, which I think its good for her age. And we have a couple books with illustrations. So far, she hasn't asked how the sperm gets from the daddy to the mommy's egg, and we havne't volunteered that.
But yeah, what's with sugar coating life for kids? It's not reality and they're going to be pretty disallusioned when they actually see what the world is like.
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Date: 2006-03-29 05:49 pm (UTC)And of course, now, we're getting the where do babies come from thing. We've just answered her questions with as little detail as possible, which I think its good for her age. And we have a couple books with illustrations. So far, she hasn't asked how the sperm gets from the daddy to the mommy's egg, and we havne't volunteered that.
But yeah, what's with sugar coating life for kids? It's not reality and they're going to be pretty disallusioned when they actually see what the world is like.