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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:08 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:35 am
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:36 am
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:30 pm
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We're not shy about nudity in our household, so we've already covered the parts and the fact that one week out of every month Mommy bleeds and has a giant band-aid in her underwear (they keep calling it that, even though I keep explaining I'm not hurt). They've probably got another year or two before the mechanics start being referenced. I don't ever really plan on having a serious, formal Talk - that makes the subject intimidating and ramps up the embarassment factor by ten million jigawatts. I think it helps to treat the whole subject casually as reproduction, so they know it's something all living creatures do. Or maybe that's just me with a semi-farmer's mentality. If you've watched chickens and sheep rutting...well, the people version doesn't seem so weird. And if it's not made into a huge deal, they'll feel free to ask questions as they come up, not like they have to make an appointment or whisper or whatever.
My best friend explained the basics to her oldest daughter (she's 7), and her whole response was to make a disgusted face and say, "You have GOT to be kidding me!" ...I lol'ed when she told me.
To the best of my knowledge, I don't think I ever got an official Talk. We just had this kid book called "How Babies Are Made", with various different animals and also people (very blobby generic ones made of pieces of tan construction paper with no faces - makes it less eerie). Once I was old enough to read and browse the bookshelves at home, I eventually pulled that one out and read for myself. So much less creepy and awkward. Aaaand yeah, there was the livestock. No shame, those critters.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:42 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:19 pm
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