How did it get there to begin with??

[manning]

On the way back from a Cub Scout meeting,

my grandson innocently said to my son,

'Dad, I know babies come from mommies' tummies,

but how do they get there in the first place?' After

my son hemmed and hawed awhile, my grandson

finally spoke up in disgust, 'You don't have to make

up something, Dad. It's okay if you don't

know the answer

 

[LuvOrlando]

This story is just too cute!

Thanks for sharing, you made me smile

 

[Cat0727]

Lol, such a cute story! Awww!

 

[Liberty Belle]

I remember when my oldest asked me that. Oddly enough, my eight year old hasn't asked yet, which is bizarre, since he wants to know everything about everything.

 

[bdcp]

I remember when my oldest asked me that. Oddly enough, my eight year old hasn't asked yet, which is bizarre, since he wants to know everything about everything.

Maybe he asked someone else so he already knows the answer Our boys knew the basics when by the time they were 8. Never any big surprises and we always answered their questions factually. And always with the caveat that it wasn't their job to inform their friends. That was up to their friends' parents.

 

[Suellen]

We told our girls that the daddy puts it there.

 

[manning]

We told our girls that the daddy puts it there.

How?

Dance around that one.

 

[Suellen]

LOL! Both my girls came "out the sunroof". So for now that arsatisfied that they went in the same wY they came out.

Of course they are only 3 &5.

 

[terri01p]

 

[bushdianee]

A few years ago we had an assembly at school for a fundraiser for Cycstic Fibrosis as a student had the disease. There was a doctor who spoke and talked about genes and other things that were not age appropriate for my 1st graders. One of my students who was very bright had apparently gone home and discussed CF with her parents who happened to be expecting a baby at the time. They told her that they they didn't need to worry because they didn't have the gene for CF which put her mind at ease. She still had questions because she came to school and told me they didn't have to worry about the baby but she had one more question for me, "How do the Daddy's genes get into the the baby inside Mommy?" MY answer- "UM, I think you need to talk to your parents about that." I asked her parents if she had ever asked them and they had a good laugh about it but she hadn't asked them.

 

[goofyernmost]

Ah, memories. I asked my mom that very same question when I was about 9 or so. Her response was indicative of the times (late 1950's), she said, with a certain amount of authority..."why don't you go out and play". I still don't know to this very day. Perhaps I should ask one of my daughters if they know. Never to old to learn new things, I always say.

 

[bumbershoot]

She still had questions because she came to school and told me they didn't have to worry about the baby but she had one more question for me, "How do the Daddy's genes get into the the baby inside Mommy?" MY answer- "UM, I think you need to talk to your parents about that." I asked her parents if she had ever asked them and they had a good laugh about it but she hadn't asked them.

And if the girl is like I was, she's probably thinking about *jeans*....which makes it all so much more confusing.

 

[Pigeon]

For some reason, my kids always ask the really hard questions when we are driving in the car. I answer honestly and don't try to put them off. But I will admit, sometimes I've nearly driven into a ditch when the kids pipe up with a particularly unexpected question.

 

[Trixieplus2]

My five year old knows the answer to that. Guess I'm just odd

 

[bellebud]

thanks OP - I needed that laugh!!!

our story - my dd11 and ds9 are asking more and more questions about the real 'specifics', but they don't TOTALLY know the specifics yet, so are not sure what to ask, but they try.

there were a few reasons that birth control came up in the past few weeks, so they're asking why do you or anyone need it if you're only have "ummm" (which is my dd's for intimancy) to have babies, and you and dad are done having babies, so OF COURSE you don't do "UMMM!" And the tone was very clear that we better not be doing "UMMM!" (she can be very bossy when she wants to be).

The conversation never got completely finished, but we're at the place they need to know the facts from us, because they get exposed to things more and more that bring up questions and of course I don't want them having wrong info from their friends. It's a tough line to walk - not giving them more than they're asking for, but satisfying the question.

And I'm not 'afraid' of the talk, and we're a pretty open, relaxed family, I just don't want to traumatize them too young w/ the detailed specifics.

 

[Hannathy]

I have a friend who whenever her DD would ask questions about how babies get here she would start with "well after you grow up, get your grad degree and get married then......."



all I can say is it stuck that little girl just got married after graduating last year from Law school and in the Christmas card she said that her DD was expecting!