The Scene: Reed just arrived home from school and is rapidly shedding all accouterments of civilized life (shoes, socks, shirt, etc...).
Reed: Mom, how can a man have a baby in his stomach?
Me: He can't Reed. Only women can have babies.
Reed: Uh-uh Mom, I saw a picture today in the GBofWR and it was a man and he was pregnant!
Me: (in my head) Well, great.
(Out loud): Well Reed, that wasn't really a man. On the inside it was still a woman or she
couldn't have a baby in there.
Reed: Why only women?
Me: Because only women have a special part inside called a uterus and that is where the baby
grows. (in my head) Please let this be enough.
Reed: But Mom, he looked like a man with a beard and all. How could a woman look like a man?
Me: Well, she wanted to look like a man so she had special shots and stuff to help her grow hair.
Reed: What kind of shots?
Me: (in my head) For goodness sakes...can't we just let this go?
(Out loud) It is called testosterone and it can make hair grow and muscles get bigger.
Reed: Mom,...
Me: (interrupting)Reed, let's just move on. What did you eat for lunch today at school?
So, there you have it. Some things don't need to be world records!
And here are some completely unrelated photos from the last couple of weeks:
Astronaut Cassidy at her school's Space Day
At the ball field
Coach Randy and Reed.
2 comments:
I began an explanation of how a gestating baby receives its nutrients to a 4-year-old the other day. When she asked if there were teeth in the "cordy thing," I decided to abandon ship. Kids!
Very, very cute! Just wait for all of the fun talks you'll get to have with Cass when she starts going all hormonal on ya! I just want Brooke to stay nine for about 15 more years. I don't want my baby to grow up!
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