My daughter and I were watching the movie Look Who's Talking today. At one point after the birth scene she looks at me and asks, "Do babies come out people's vulvas?" I say they do.
"Not all babies come out vulvas."
"No? Where do those babies come from?"
"Some babies come out of tummies."
"And how does that happen?"
She thinks for a moment, then responds "They have a doctor."
I ask, "The baby comes out of your tummy if you have a doctor?"
Vigorous nodding, "Yes."
Laughing, "And if you have a midwife, the baby comes from your vulva?"
"Uh-huh!"
Amy, but she WAS right, cute little thing, sure she meant babies who couldnt born naturally. I have 2 grown up kids, and I told myself never tell them a lie, so the question will come, Does Santa exist?, never prepared for that questions yet (3-4 yo), "Yes, he is real, in kids imagination". They were happy, so did I, phew!, or my daughter came with a question, Mom what does it means "voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir"?, she learned english as a mother tongue, (I live in Chile, my kids, well the world is now their home), and she knew I could understand that. In english that means "do you want to go to bed with me tonight?, at that time she was 10 yo. Me?, something between red or green, I answered, but the next semester she was learning french as well, I think she saw me so embarrased. So, be prepared to answer that kind of questions or comments, lol, it was later on a joke betwen a french girlfriend and me. I recorded their voices playing, singing, and now I listen them, such motivated kids, at the age of 2, they were able to count, some easy spelling (spanish, as my english as you have noticed is like a Tarzan one), and no, even they are smart, all kids are now. Enjoy now her, they grow so fast, and, well thanks for sharing your motherhood and so cute pattern,
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So cute! I can't wait til my little one and I can have such conversations!
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