This story comes via Jimmy…and I just have to say, I’m glad it came from him, because I wouldn’t have been able to, #1 answer it the right way, or #2 taken it to the places Jimmy did.
So, being sick and all I had a dying wish to eat a lot of Honeycombs last night, so I sent the boys to the store. On the way, the following conversation took place:
Taylor: Dad, what is that ball where the poop comes out?
Jimmy: What ball? Do you mean the hole in your butt where the poop comes out?
T: No, this ball…(with his hands down his pants)
J: Oh, thats a part of your penis.
T: What is it for?
J: It’s to help make babies.
T: Make babies? In my tummy?
J: Yes, but not in our tummies. It helps to make babies in mommy’s tummy. Well, mine helped make babies in mommy’s tummy, and then someday when you’re an adult, yours will help make babies in your wife’s tummy.
T: Life?
J: No, wife.
T: What a wife?
J: Like Mommy is my wife, and when you’re an adult you can get married too.
T: Why do people get married?
J: Well, people get married when they love each other, and they want to live together and have babies.
T: I don’t want to get married.
J: You don’t have to. When you’re an adult, you can decide.
T: I just want to live with you dad. I want to keep living with you.
J: Okay.
And that was the end of that. From balls that poop comes out of to making babies and getting married.
This is exactly why boys need their daddies.
© 2009 “Le Musings of Moi”
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So Poop comes out of his testicles, eh?
My son used to have “eggs” in his.
Boys are weird.
Ahh, adorable. Jimmy is a super dad! He handled that perfectly! I would have been like, “Uhhhhh… uhmm, well, it’s like, uhhm.”
That’s hilarious! So cute.
AWESOME..
I would have been fine until he asked why people get married…
“um, you’ll have to ask your mother that one.”
I’ll cover all the anatomy, she can cover why humans think they can spend their whole lives with another person without going batshit.
J
bless your husband. lol
I wish your hubby was there when my son asked me why he has a weenie and I don’t. I know I am terrible for saying it to him, but I am not ready to talk to him about that kind of stuff. Guess I better learn, cause this isnt going to work much longer: “girls don’t have weenies because they did something really really bad and God made it fall off. That is why you should always be good!” I know, its wrong, but it worked when he did do something bad and he ran up to me and asked worriedly, “Is God gonna make my weenie fall off? I dont want to be a girl!?!?!”
I stay away from rain clouds now.
LOL. Creative little children! And creative Father!
Aren’t you just so glad you weren’t in the car for that one?
Oh goodness. I hope mine asks his dad these questions too!
I couldn’t agree more.
I love it…totally love it!!
Hilarious! Yep, thank God for daddy’s!
Wow, I miss so much fun only having a dog 🙂
I’m so glad you documented the conversation, Summer! That one is a real treasure!!! =)
I love how your son was satisfied with just enough answer to get by. I love that age.
too funny… i had hubby read it… he didn’t get it, but he will in a couple years when our little boy asks him what his balls are for lol…
Too funny, he will love this story when he is about 13!
This is just too classic! Love it! My 4-year-old plans on living with us forever too. And the other day, my son had …well, how do I say this nicely .. an erection in the morning (I’m told it is common) and he said “Hey mommy. There is a bone in my bits. Look!” I just about died.
So sweet! Love the part about him living with you forever! Awwww….
hilarious. and sweet. and makes me realize i am screwed. i can’t imagine my husband saying any of THOSE words. it will just be, go talk to mommy.
hysterical! if we have a boy my husband is going to have to take over those talks for sure. oh so funny about the pooping balls!!!!!
Thank goodness for the hubs. My little dude is only one and I’m already dreading those kind of exchanges.
This made my day!
Lucy will be heartbroken 😉