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Originally Posted by SoCalCoug
I'll try that with my 9-year-old and 8-year-old. But first I guess I need to teach them how babies get in their mommy's tummies.
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My 10 year old daughter and 8 year old son got the specifics about a month ago from dear old dad when it came up in the course of conversation (we've always been pretty open in talking about our bodies and sex in our home - my kids call their sexual organs by their right names). When I told them it didn't work to produce babies every time, their reaction was "yuck, you and mom have done THAT eight times?" (At least twice for each of four kids is the math I assumed they made). I decided not to shock them further by making an estimate of the real count.
They were quite horrified by the idea - now, if I can just keep them horrified for the next 8 or 9 years.
I'm actually very glad, because it makes discussions about pornography, child molesters, modesty, and such much easier. Kind of clears up the puzzle in some ways.