As Ciara and I were running errands on Saturday, she began to ask questions of a delicate nature.
I am not sure I am ready for this!
"Mom, how to babies get in the mommies tummies?"
In my head, I am panicking, trying to find an appropriate answer for my 6 year old without lying.
I want to be honest, but not brutally honest.
I explained that all mommies have eggs in their tummies, and that is where the babies come from.
"But mom, how do the eggs crack open?"
Then I had to explain that the eggs that mommies have are not like the eggs we eat for breakfast. They are much smaller.
"Well, what do they look like?"
That was one I really couldn't answer. I just tried to explain that they are very, very small.
I know that this is just the beginning of questions like these.
Will I ever feel prepared to answer them all?
Will I ever feel that she is old enough to hear the answers?
These questions are just a reminder that in a few short years, I will have to have a MUCH more detailed talk to her about these eggs and what exactly it all means.
Can't my kids just stay small and innocent forever?
2 comments:
NICI, WOW! I JUST talked to the girls about the "EGGS" in my tummy Sunday night. They were asking how they were born and why they weren't identical. Luckily they didn't ask for pictures, but I have a feeling the discussion continues. We can't put if off forever.
OMGosh, weren't you guys over at Christmastime when I showed KS my "book"??? Works like a charm.
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