Last night I gave a quick ride home from a friend's house to a very pregnant woman. When she got out of the car, my boys asked why we'd driven that lady home (she is my friend's friend, I've only met her twice). I explained that she is about to have a baby and that makes mommies very tired so it was a nice thing for us to do.
I should have said "because she asked".
Jacob spent the rest of the ride home (30 minutes) asking how the baby got in her tummy, how it gets out of her tummy, etc. I said "babies grow in mommy's belly" and, he, abosolutely horrifed said "She ATE the baby?" Then I tried to explain that the baby isn't really in her belly, but the uterus .... it's just not going well. He's 4 and quite prone to repeating everything he's told -- and I don't necessarily want him walking around spouting terms everywhere. I tried the "just answer him, they rarely want more than a simple response." but he seems to be in it for the long haul.
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I should have said "because she asked".
Jacob spent the rest of the ride home (30 minutes) asking how the baby got in her tummy, how it gets out of her tummy, etc. I said "babies grow in mommy's belly" and, he, abosolutely horrifed said "She ATE the baby?" Then I tried to explain that the baby isn't really in her belly, but the uterus .... it's just not going well. He's 4 and quite prone to repeating everything he's told -- and I don't necessarily want him walking around spouting terms everywhere. I tried the "just answer him, they rarely want more than a simple response." but he seems to be in it for the long haul.
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