Both of my boys (and all boys in general from what I can tell) have been pretty impressed with their um, “boy parts” from birth. Bear lately has reminded me of the kid from the movie Kindergarten Cop, you know, the one who stands up in class and says, “boys have a penis, girls have a vagina.” Yep, that’s the one. His teacher told me the other day that he told each person that he encountered that day that he had a penis. Nice.
And recently he constantly looks at me (fully dressed) and says, “mommy has NO penis.” He even started naming people that we knew and letting me know who did and did not have a penis. “Gaga has no penis, Nanny has no penis, Papa has a penis, Jackson has a penis” etc. Now, it’s gotten even worse-at Costco the other day he was pointing to people saying, “He has a penis. She has no penis. Mommy does that one have a penis?” That’s right, he’ll ask if he’s unsure of someone’s gender. It’s lovely. Even more fantastic is that he speaks so much more clearly that people definitely know what he’s saying. So, while I’m glad that we have taken experts advice and taught our children the correct terminology of body parts I sure do hope that this public labeling is a phase that passes quickly!
4 years ago
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Lennon definitely went through that, and luckily he did not speak so clearly at the time. One time, when Jaclyn was here actually, we were in a big public gathering, some Christmas Tree lighting or something and he said sooo loudly, "Mommy, my penis is BIG!" It was pretty embarrassing. Jaclyn laughed hysterically though, for days, I'm pretty sure. This too shall pass.
Hysterical!
Oh I feel your pain! I still blush when I think about Ellie asking my very private father if he had a penis or a vagina...in a loud voice...at my grandmother's country club.
Tears are streaming down my cheeks because this made me laugh so hard! Thank you for sharing!
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