Mamahood.org » conversations http://www.mamahood.org Everything mom related Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:21:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Scaredy fish http://www.mamahood.org/2010/04/19/scaredy-fish/ http://www.mamahood.org/2010/04/19/scaredy-fish/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:02:46 +0000 Jenn http://www.mamahood.org/?p=1836 So a few days ago Ryan picked out a gorgeous white & purple/red Betta fish, along with purple gravel and a Spongebob Squarepants decorative ornament. The whole setup is gorgeous, and Ryan is very excited about having his very own fish. So excited, in fact, that the following conversation took place the other evening, when my mom, Alyssa and I were in Ryan’s room along with Ryan. We were sitting on his bed exclaiming over his fish and talking to him about it…

Ryan: *puts his head down* I sad
Me: Why are you sad?
Ryan: ‘acause
Mom: Because why?
Ryan: *head down* [mumbling]
Mom: What did you say?
Me: Ryan, why are you sad?
Ryan: I want you ‘n Guhmom get out
Me: You want Grandmom and I to get out?
Ryan: Yeah!

So yeah, totally kicked out of his room because he wanted alone time with his fish.

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Anyway, this fish is a total scaredy-cat. Or scaredy-fish. At first I thought he was sick or dying (damn fish; you LOOK at them wrong and they kick), but no, he’s just fine. He’s just shy, I guess. Whenever a shadow crosses the tank or he sees something in the room, he IMMEDIATELY darts behind the filter or Spongebob ornament. It’s so crazy. I never experienced a fish that was afraid of people!

]]> http://www.mamahood.org/2010/04/19/scaredy-fish/feed/ 0 Where do babies come from? http://www.mamahood.org/2009/10/15/where-do-babies-come-from/ http://www.mamahood.org/2009/10/15/where-do-babies-come-from/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:38:29 +0000 Jenn http://www.mamahood.org/?p=1462 Almost every parent is smug in the assurance that they’ll know exactly how to handle this question (or some variation of it) when the time comes. Believe me, I thought the same, and smirked to myself when I read about mothers and fathers stumbling over such a basic question. But when it comes to explaining things to a young child, it’s not so easy, is it? Alyssa (who’ll be five on October 27th) has asked about the origin of babies in the past, but never so direct or at such length until this evening. Just a bit ago she came to me and the following conversation ensued (FYI, I hope it doesn’t happen again, at least not anytime soon. I’d rather clean out some AC filters than try to come up with straightforward answers that can be processed by a five year old!)

ALYSSA: Mommy, where did Ryan come from?

ME: He came from me, from inside my belly.

ALYSSA: How did he get there? (Dan’s crack about Waiting‘s “slut magic” line came to mind, and I had to hold back laughter as I formulated a response)

ME: Well, Daddy and I decided we wanted a baby, so we had some special, private time together and decided to have a baby.

ALYSSA: How did Ryan come out?

ME: Do you remember what a vagina is?

ALYSSA: *points to my chest*

ME: No, those are breasts. This is a vagina. *gesture* Inside the vagina is a special area where babies are able to come out.

ALYSSA: Did he fall out?

ME: Not quite… You know how you have to “push” when you go to the bathroom? Well, that’s what Mommies have to do in order to get the babies out.

ALYSSA: Oh. *walks off*

I’m not sure how well I handled that, overall, but it’s hard to come up with answers on the fly as your brain is scrambling for age-appropriate explanations that aren’t going to confuse or mislead! She seemed satisfied, and I was as honest as possible, given her age, so I guess that’s all that matters? LOL.

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