Looking at the way we are taking care of Dory (the fighter fish) our neighbors gave us a choice to keep Dory with ourselves but I didn’t want to take up the long term commitment at this stage so the deal is that we will keep it as long as Adi wants to.
Over to the conversation
Adi: Amma, how nice would it be if Dory lays eggs and we get more fishes?
Amma: No pappa, it will not happen unless it mates (wondering self if she know what mate means)
Adi: Yeah, you are correct. It has to mate to lay eggs and runs away.
Amma: A big sigh of relief!!!!!!!
Adi: bounces back in few seconds.. But, amma what should it do to mate?
Amma: It needs a male fish.
Adi: And then, what happens?
Amma: Pappa, you may not understand it now. I will explain the details to you when you are ten years old okie?
Adi: But, is it true for all creatures? Should male and female mate to lay eggs or have babies?
Amma: Yes !!!!!
Adi: Okay then, I may not understand about the fish mate but at least explain to me about what happens with humans. Please, please, please, pretty please
Amma: *rolling eyes heavily* Okay, the male has sperms and that has to get into the female’s body and meet the eggs in her ovary to conceive a baby. Clear?
Adi: Yes, I understand but how does the thing get into female’s body?
Amma: To understand that you have to be ten years old pappa. Can we please continue this topic when you are old enough to understand?
Adi: **shrugs her shoulder** and moves on with a swift “Okie”
Amma: Holds on to the nearest chair to save herself from passing out…
there were other questions also like
“Do we have to be married to have a baby?”
“Is that’s why you married Appa, to have me?”
“But, why should you marry him for that, why can’t you guys just live together?”
I hope she forgets all those questions that I keep procrastinating as ten years old thingie.. Not that I don’t want to discuss. I will definitely discuss all these topics with her but when it is appropriate and I have prepared myself better.
This time, did I do a fair job when the questions were shot out of the blue? What do you guys think? How should we handle such questions? What is the appropriate age to discuss?
Jan 16, 2013 @ 01:10:45
Ah well…life gets tougher eh?
Jan 16, 2013 @ 12:57:58
you bet!!!
Jan 16, 2013 @ 01:17:14
I will feel a huge cloud of sweat been drenched my body
this little age how many question, let her attend the maturity you can talk by then.
Jan 16, 2013 @ 13:01:03
yeah.. too many questions
Jan 16, 2013 @ 04:35:59
Oh my god…children and their questions…it is so difficult to answer their questions. But I think you did well though
Jan 16, 2013 @ 13:00:41
thanks metherebel.. I just thought of it as science and gave her the details.. didn’t make a big deal of it.. after all it is science right?
Jan 16, 2013 @ 10:58:39
children these days grow up too early
Jan 16, 2013 @ 12:59:53
too too early
Jan 16, 2013 @ 11:04:55
Jan 16, 2013 @ 12:59:39
Jan 17, 2013 @ 00:11:19
Kids these days have so many questions in their tiny head….
Jan 17, 2013 @ 13:21:43
yep.. the parents state is very pathetic
Jan 17, 2013 @ 00:38:01
I think you did pretty well…I am sure you are capable of managing all kind of question from the little one, now and in future…
Jan 17, 2013 @ 13:22:04
thanks t2m for those nice words.. I hope so..
Jan 20, 2013 @ 08:03:06
Lol, she’s certainly asked the right questions!! And Ani, considering it was a bolt out of the blue, you did very well, can totally understand the need to hold to a chair
Jan 20, 2013 @ 15:29:47
thanks chattywren.. I think that moment I just looked it as science and it helped me but I was very conscious that I should not discourage her from asking such questions.. after all with who else is she going to talk if not with me?
Jan 22, 2013 @ 03:59:56
Hmm you did well
Will keep my eyes and ears on your space for more updates… I guess a similar day is not far off for me.
Jan 22, 2013 @ 15:36:19
yeah the key thing to remember is to look at it as pure science.. then it makes it lot more easier to discuss..