tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post3965528466437882922..comments2023-11-03T03:48:05.784-05:00Comments on My Life Interrupted: Talk of body partsLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441204804740501624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-10225164229240307952008-08-21T23:02:00.000-05:002008-08-21T23:02:00.000-05:00HA! Great story. One of my daughters at about th...HA! Great story. One of my daughters at about this same age was begging me for weeks to see what my penis looked like. Finally, after stepping out of the shower, I called her over. She took a long look and then said, "Ew."<BR/><BR/>And she walked away and that was the end of that!Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-68834261406453049582008-08-21T09:38:00.000-05:002008-08-21T09:38:00.000-05:00For some reason I can say (and hear) "penis" much ...For some reason I can say (and hear) "penis" much easier than I can say (or hear) "vagina."<BR/><BR/>My kids have their own terms, and they are not the scientific ones. I'll spare you! <BR/><BR/>BTW, thanks for visiting my blog recently. I've wanted to come here and visit and comment, but my life has been swamped lately! I look forward to continuing to read your site. I already have admiration for you and what you've done in your life!MGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023305884132294675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-29052543815624848232008-08-20T19:44:00.000-05:002008-08-20T19:44:00.000-05:00I haven't taught Autumn the proper names for body ...I haven't taught Autumn the proper names for body parts yet, but I know she's seen both my husband and I sans clothes. I'm not against using proper names. One of the first words we taught She's noticed my pubic hair and asked what it is (I just told her it was hair).<BR/><BR/>During potty training, I wasn't quite sure what to call her body parts because I didn't know what would be considered age appropriate terms. When it came time to wipe, I'd say we had to wipe her "tushie" and also wipe "where it tickles" because she'd always squirm when I wiped her front. I have no idea if that was correct, but it worked for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-14614027341733784652008-08-20T16:19:00.000-05:002008-08-20T16:19:00.000-05:00This is a funny subject. Several years back I put...This is a funny subject. Several years back I put my youngest daughter on the potty and told her to do her business while I had a shower. When I pulled the shower curtain open she had a very serious look on her face. Then she looked up at me and asked, "Mommy, when will I have feathers?" We now call pubic hair feathers at our house. <BR/><BR/>No we are not afraid to use the proper words, we just choose to be less formal about all of it.Claire Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400182311464157365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-45707948273415736972008-08-20T11:26:00.000-05:002008-08-20T11:26:00.000-05:00I have ALWAYS said the correct body parts to my ki...I have ALWAYS said the correct body parts to my kids and I guess my ex does NOT like my 5 year old saying vagina. She has to say "private parts". I told her she will use the correct words with me and I'm sorry her daddy doesn't like that word. <BR/><BR/>I do remember when my boys were little and my dog was in heat. I took her to the vet to get that test before I had her bred and my son, at 4, yelled "Mommy! Straus is bleeding from her vagina!" The other adults kinda giggled, but it didn't bother me at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811460930343769653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-83744502132363373982008-08-20T08:35:00.000-05:002008-08-20T08:35:00.000-05:00I've spent a lot of time this morning reading your...I've spent a lot of time this morning reading your blogs and looking at the pictures. Girl, you have earned my total respect for what you have come through and where you are going now. I help my daughter with her children A LOT but I can't imagine raising them full time, even though it seems I already do sometimes. Thanks for stopping by my place and you've gained another faithful reader here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235715250548029188.post-8205754676581414652008-08-19T19:36:00.000-05:002008-08-19T19:36:00.000-05:00I couldn't even SAY the word SEX until I was twent...I couldn't even SAY the word SEX until I was twenty years old. I am not kidding. I grew up in a home where we just didn't talk about this kind of thing, ever, and I didn't know anything about the male penis, at all, even at twenty (yes, the French educated me in more ways that one!)<BR/><BR/>I am all for being open about it completely. They are just words, and the world, outside of America, seem to love their bodies, rejoice in them, and not feel a lot of shame like there is in America...no one cares your shape and size in Brazil, they just love the sun and enjoy!)<BR/><BR/>However, in France...sorry, this is where my baby experiences came from, I knew a family where the mother was very literal about everything. So she would literally ask her two year old, "Do you need to have a bowel movement?" I about dropped dead when i heard that. And the two year old responded, "No, I just need to urinate." I was like...what in the hell is happening here!?<BR/><BR/>But, eh, to each his own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.com