A lovely day in the park today lead to an interesting coversation with Adriana. She was climbing a tree and her thoughts turned to the little animals which inhabited it.
"Mama...do squirrals lay eggs?"
"No they're not like chickens."
"Then how do they have babies?"
"They carry them around inside, just like humans."
"I don't see a hospital here!!"
"Sqirrels don't need hospitals, they can have them by themselves."
"You mean the babies come out of their butts?"
Because she's just 6 years old, I decided now was not the time to have a full-on decription of the birthing process, and let the butt comment go. But we will have to eventually teach Adriana that giving birth is not like having a turd, otherwise she may never go to the toilet again without worrying she'll drop a baby in the bowl.
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