tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post1653152153843616393..comments2024-02-23T07:16:05.363-05:00Comments on The Extraordinary Baby Shoppe: Well, that was awkward!The Extraordinary Baby Shoppehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079369956993431876noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-82800356046915340402010-02-26T13:30:47.032-05:002010-02-26T13:30:47.032-05:00We keep a 30 year old book about where babies come...We keep a 30 year old book about where babies come from in our kids book shelf and read it every few months, there is always a different question asked. Why does the man have hair? what's the stuff the sperms are in? How come I can only see the vulva and not the vagina? The kids are 7, 4 and 2 and they are interested.jujubeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158793223837476036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-50556612931925259372010-02-25T09:26:54.405-05:002010-02-25T09:26:54.405-05:00Very amusing..... My husband recently gave our ni...Very amusing..... My husband recently gave our nine-year-old daughter a very similar talk about eggs and seeds with love, and our daughter thought a minute, screwed up her face, and said, "I don't want to put the seed in my mouth..." (how else would it get in your belly???!) This amused us greatly.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924173576792398969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-55020517615649074082010-02-24T17:12:01.723-05:002010-02-24T17:12:01.723-05:00Brige, do you have to do that? I hope you tell th...Brige, do you have to do that? I hope you tell them the truth, lol. A neighbour's daughter (about 15 at the time) came to our house to ask me how much it costs to 'have a baby'. I told her feeding a baby is free if you breastfeed, and if you use cloth diapers, you can get away with spending less than $400 from birth-potty. I assumed she was asking these questions for home ec., but noooo, it was sex education! She said the sex ed. component of their health class was 1 week long, and this was what they were talking about? They were costing out babies? Like two horny teenagers would be about to do it, then they'll go "Oh wait, we shouldn't do this, have you seen the cost of Huggies?". It was ridiculous, lol, and it was a Roman Catholic high school... I was so the wrong person to ask those questions!<br /><br />susie ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-44834393091956961552010-02-24T17:05:54.712-05:002010-02-24T17:05:54.712-05:00Try teaching a whole classroom of kids about it. ...Try teaching a whole classroom of kids about it. It's fun.Brigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256598283148525875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-7090489108751988122010-02-24T09:20:44.148-05:002010-02-24T09:20:44.148-05:00LOL Awesome - you handled that great. ;) BTW, Pete...LOL Awesome - you handled that great. ;) BTW, Peter Mayle has a couple great books on that and puberty. I have the puberty one already (though haven't given it to boy#1 yet) and have been meaning to pick up the other. He handles the topics with just enough humor to get past the awkwardness, but gives enough detail to be informative. :) Plus the cartoons are hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-53145117562181325662010-02-24T08:41:54.176-05:002010-02-24T08:41:54.176-05:00We have those books too and we gave the first to m...We have those books too and we gave the first to my daughter when when she was 7, I think. Last year when she was 8 or 9 she requested the next book in the series. She was telling her father about HIV - and getting the details right - when she was 7. We are really open and the conversation about this subject can start anywhere and anytime. Some of the questions are hilarious. Also, the whole EWWWW response can crack me right up. We are also naked openly with the kids and I think that helps with the dialogue. I would really recommend this series. I takes the nitty gritty details and explains them and then you can just answer questions with all the background in place. I feel your pain!<br />Heather AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-84943908167666041652010-02-24T07:59:23.741-05:002010-02-24T07:59:23.741-05:00I keep thinking of that wartime addage "keep ...I keep thinking of that wartime addage "keep calm and carry on" which is what you did.<br /><br />I think it is wonderful that your daughter approached you about it, all awkwardness aside.mamaonthegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-63897999633794913002010-02-23T22:39:10.068-05:002010-02-23T22:39:10.068-05:00Good for you Susie! I think it's weird that ...Good for you Susie! I think it's weird that many parents are ok with violence, but not the natural act of S-E-X. That being said, my mother had a great response when I asked her where babies came from at 4 years old. She said that when Mommies and Daddies love each other very much, they can decide to have a baby. That was all I wanted to know. :) When it came up again once I was older, I already knew most of it - lucky for both of us I think!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09200978018914701246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-74554612848471089312010-02-23T21:55:19.116-05:002010-02-23T21:55:19.116-05:00Lily was curious about how Gryph came to be, so we...Lily was curious about how Gryph came to be, so we talked about the basics (seeds+eggs) and I got a copy of "It's so Amazing" and "Mommy Laid an Egg" and we read them both together, and every now and then I see her reading them again and she asks questions. <br /><br />She asked about "hair" after gryph was born and asked "if she had to have it." she seemed relieved to discover it could be removed! Hard questions eh? Seems so fast.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335220555374590839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197059819176148237.post-44378461487087852122010-02-23T21:50:07.376-05:002010-02-23T21:50:07.376-05:00Oh Susie!!!! I'm feeling awkward FOR you in c...Oh Susie!!!! I'm feeling awkward FOR you in case you didn't feel enough. But good for you for opening that dialogue, it's so important. And eeeeewwww about the link to 'what happens now'. I've been living under a rock apparently and even though AE's only 3, I'm going to try to stay informed.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569286535613771954noreply@blogger.com