Comments on Magpie Musing: That Awkward Conversation

There was an old joke; boy asks loudly of his moth...

2010-03-11T15:43:35.395-05:00

There was an old joke; boy asks loudly of his mother, "Where did I come from"? Mother takes a deep breath then tells a birds and bees factoid story thinking it was age appropriate. Kid responds, "But Johnny came from Seattle, where did I come from"? A cautionary tale :)
Linda

How about for an almost 10 year old who is way wa...

2010-03-10T17:03:03.947-05:00

How about for an almost 10 year old who is way way WAY overdue but still fervently believes in fairies, Santa and things that go bump in the night?

Don't know if Pinky came up w/that one first or mo...

2010-03-10T12:44:36.663-05:00

Don't know if Pinky came up w/that one first or moi, but either way I'm delighted that it came via the LIBRARY.
:D

I'm definitely going to check these out. Sex is ev...

2010-03-10T12:22:26.379-05:00

I'm definitely going to check these out. Sex is evidently a BIG thing once you get to 2nd grade and I have been dodging some of BubTar's questions.

Thanks for all the great laughs in the comments! ...

2010-03-10T12:13:24.319-05:00

Thanks for all the great laughs in the comments!

Glad you found a keeper of a book. My daughter was so opposed to knowing the "truth," that I had to resort to this: You cannot watch any TV or play on the computer or do anything but sit in your room until you read this book. It worked. (And, for the record, she was nearly 11. And sex education was coming up in days. And it'

I so wished Tony was there with me when Fiona look...

2010-03-10T05:46:52.512-05:00

I so wished Tony was there with me when Fiona looked at me, wide-eyed, and said, "So you and Dad did that TWICE!?" Classic!!

Off to check the library catalog.

I'll never forget a blog post I read by a friend's...

2010-03-10T02:05:41.054-05:00

I'll never forget a blog post I read by a friend's sister. Her son asked her how the baby would get out, and she told him. And he burst out laughing and said

"But mommy, your BAGINA is full of PEE!"

And went around for the day chuckling to himself over Mommy's hilarious joke.

Which I found hilarious.

my parents used "where did i come from?" with me, ...

2010-03-10T01:09:18.254-05:00

my parents used "where did i come from?" with me, so i bought an old copy at a library sale when MQ was still a toddler. a looked through it about a year ago wondering if I should be using it with MQ, but it seemed a bit TOO much, and I have to confess i have yet to have the talk with her. I know I should do it now, before it becomes an issue. I mean, she knows what all the basic parts

I am definitely filing that one away. I will need ...

2010-03-10T00:51:06.514-05:00

I am definitely filing that one away. I will need it soon I think.

I dread this conversation. But I'll have it. Tha...

2010-03-10T00:02:31.723-05:00

I dread this conversation. But I'll have it. Thank you for the resources!

Awesome! Thanks, M!

2010-03-09T21:34:43.874-05:00

Awesome! Thanks, M!

Thanks for the list. Always good to have. The Ca...

2010-03-09T21:30:24.449-05:00

Thanks for the list. Always good to have. The Care and Keeping is on my girls' bookshelf.

I love both It's So Amazing and It's Not the Stork...

2010-03-09T21:00:34.201-05:00

I love both It's So Amazing and It's Not the Stork. We actually got It's so Amazing first--a friend gave it to CG for her 2nd birthday, in a period when CG was totally fascinated by this same friend's pregnancy. It's Not the Stork is much more geared to her current age, though, and I like just having the books around so she can leaf through them as she want.

I'm going to write these book titles down...my 8 y...

2010-03-09T20:54:03.443-05:00

I'm going to write these book titles down...my 8 year old has been asking about how EXACTLY babies get into the mom's belly.

thanks for the book titles!

Thanks for the list. I've been surprised by how li...

2010-03-09T20:23:33.586-05:00

Thanks for the list. I've been surprised by how little my children have asked. They asked some questions when I was pregnant, like where the baby came out, but were quite satisfied by my very simplistic explanations. (My motto: tell the truth, but answer only what they ask.) These books will help gear me up for the bigger, more detailed questions.

I think I was the first one to suggest that one, s...

2010-03-09T19:54:40.703-05:00

I think I was the first one to suggest that one, so I'll pat myself on the back now.

I'll have to check those out... The most shocking...

2010-03-09T19:33:10.256-05:00

I'll have to check those out...

The most shocking I've had yet was when my oldest told me she figured out that babies don't come out of mommies bellies.

"Mommies poop babies out, don't they Mom?"

Sort of?

It's funny, but while I've always dreaded the bird...

2010-03-09T19:30:49.965-05:00

It's funny, but while I've always dreaded the birds and bees conversation, when AJ actually asked point blank about it a week or two ago it was a total non-event, because he was so matter-of-fact about it. Specifically he wanted to know how the sperm and egg got together. And because he was asking an honest question, I surprised myself by giving him a non-flustered honest answer. I had

Glad you found one that worked. My kids like the f...

2010-03-09T19:24:14.771-05:00

Glad you found one that worked. My kids like the first two on your list. In fact, I think my son has them memorized and often shares much of the information by starting with, "Did you know ...?" :)

We have a vocabulary issue. She calls where she pe...

2010-03-09T19:05:44.117-05:00

We have a vocabulary issue. She calls where she pees her "butt" as opposed to her "poo butt" and finds urethra a hilarious word which is a mouthful for a five year old. I've skirted the issue a bit because I hate cutesy terms for parts of the body and yet never came up with anything other than "where you pee". I'll have to look at that book. Maybe I can come

Thanks for the rec! I've been dodging the bullet ...

2010-03-09T19:01:51.311-05:00

Thanks for the rec! I've been dodging the bullet for some time now, but I know that the day will soon come when I, too, will be having the bathtub convo.

I know I am late for suggestions, but I read this ...

2010-03-09T18:25:44.699-05:00

I know I am late for suggestions, but I read this book awhile ago and thought it was really funny.

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Willy-Went-Nicholas-Allan/dp/0375830308