The Talk
Noah and I finally had the How Babies are Made talk. We’ve been circling it for some time now (two years, I think?) but he always shied away from any specifics. He knew that babies grow in uteruses and that was about it.
The other day we were driving somewhere (these serious talks always seem to happen in the car) and Noah said, “Don’t you wonder what testicles look like inside?”
Actually I don’t but I feigned interest and we discussed that for awhile. Then I said, “Do you know what testicles are for?”
“Sure,” said Noah. “They push the pee out.”
I thought this was a pretty good inference.
“Close,” I said and filled him in on the accurate details.
“What’s semen?” he asked.
“It’s the stuff that mixes with the egg in the mommy’s uterus and if it mixes just right, then sometimes a baby is made.”
“Oh.” Dead silence in the back seat. I stopped for a red light and we both listened to the car humming.
“Wait a second,” he said and I could practically hear the synapses firing in his brain. “How does that happen when they’re not even connected?!”
So I gave him the details of that, which I won’t type here for fear of yet more strange google searches than I’m gonna get already. Besides, I figure you all already know how it works and don’t need my explanation. He was satisfied with a fairly bare bones explanation although I foresee more car discussion on this subject in the future.
As ‘progressive’ as I am, I still can’t imagine myself explaining this when my daughter gets older. I’ll just blame it on my upbringing
But there is one thing I think I must remind myself of that you understand, kids are smarter than they look :).
*laughs*
When I told my daughters about How Babies are Made they LAUGHED and LAUGHED, and then they got quiet and asked quite seriously if I had done that with their father.
When I answered that, yes, I had- they burst into more laughter. I couldn’t help but laugh myself- it was rather humorous to think about.