For all the mamas out there who have little boys,
Prepare yourself for the inevitable questions about you looking different from them.
Such as…
Such as…
“Mommy, why is your penis so small?”
Go ahead and laugh now! Yes, I am a mama to 4 boys under 6 1/2 and I do need to take a shower on occasion. And sometimes that means showering while they are all awake. In turn, they all have seen me naked. I have heard from other mothers that “My son will never see me naked.” Well, if you can make that happen, bless you. That just isn’t possible in my house. Even if it was, I rarely get a chance to pee without a child watching over me.
I will never forget the day I first heard the question as I got out of the shower. CJ was 5 and he asked “Mommy why is your penis so small?” Now please tell me, how do you answer that question? I did pull the magical answer out of my hat, “That girls have different parts than boys.” Thankfully I wasn’t asked what my part was called. I just wasn’t ready for my then 5 year to go around saying boys have a penis and girls have a vagina.
UPDATE…
I have most recently been asked:
“Mommy do girls have their penis cut off when they are born?”
“Mommy do you pee out of your butt?”
I may have a lot of experience but I know that many other mamas out there do to.
So come on and share your knowledge & experience.
Mental Notes For Mama is a series where I share something I’ve learned and certainly don’t want to forget. It may be something new, funny, serious, or a tip I thought would be good to share with the rest the mamas out there. Because as always, we all are doing our best to survive the chaos of everyday life in the trenches of motherhood.
So great! I have two boys and a girl – and unfortunately started using the vagina word way early on. It still hurts my ears to hear my 4-year-old say vagina!
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That is so funny… My husband once told my son that sanitary pads were “plasters for mummy’s bum” – Not so much fun while shopping in the feminine products aisle with a 3 year old, after that….. Found you on “Finding the funny” Take care, Nat
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