Or why I need to stop watching TV, or Cable at least..that keeps showing inappropriate programming or ads PROMOTING said programing (I’m talking to you SPACE CHANNEL and your ads for the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
And thank you to whatever channel was showing HOWARD THE DUCK this am, as I was flicking while pj’d kids lay across me.
First…I had to try to explain Howard the Duck. Since nobody, not even George Lucas can explain it..I was at a bit of a loss.
What forced me to turn off the tv and get this family moving was when Lea Thompson pulled a ‘duck’ condom out of Howard’s wallet.
“MOM! What is that” asks Adam.
Em…
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It’s a condom…I say.
“What’s it for!?” he keeps going….
Sigh.
You put it on your penis I say.
I have discovered in my juvenile toilet humour way, that I had kids just so I could say penis and vagina a lot….you have to teach them the CORRECT names!!!!
I don’t think my mom ever let me say penis or vagina.
“Why” he says.
Really? I am thinking…REALLY?? I have to do this! Fine….’Its stops you getting girls pregnant’ I say.
And that…amazingly was enough.
For now…I am sure it will arise (hahahahaha) later on.
We have sort of talked about how “it” all works. He is big into nature and the er..mating he has seen…so I have tried to keep it as real and practical as possible.
I think the whole ‘mommy and daddy do it because we love each other’ totally grosses them out and shuts them up too.
Or would do if mommy and daddy were ever allowed to ever again.
Thank you Howard.
So true about the many changes to say ‘penis’ and ‘vagina’. I also get to set testicles rather a lot, too. Fun!
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Howard the Duck is a movie I never managed to see. I’m pretty confident that it’s not a film I would love so I won’t go out of my way to watch it.
I don’t think I say penis near as much as my son. From the moment he learned the word, he’s said it daily.
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This post gave me a good giggle! I love it!
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Hilarious! I am not looking forward to those conversations, and I fear they’re right around the corner. While we do use penis and vagina when discussing the body, we do also tend to refer to his testicles as “the boys”…which kind of makes in confusing as my mom calls her 2 cats “the boys”… oh well, it will all get sorted eventually!
What ever happened to using “pee pee?” LOL
I suppose with all the references to anatomy these days on TV, better to teach our children the proper terms. Thanks for the laugh. 😉