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Since our children are boys, I’ve let my celestial sex partner handle the topic of how they should refer to their private parts. Personally, I was thinking we’d use the anatomical terms, but my CSP was concerned that we’d be at some public place and one of them would yell out something embarrassing about their penis, so instead he opted for the name, “peeper,” which I have to say is cute. However, I only let the boys watch Noggin television (commercial free) and every hour the station owl mascot comes on urging the kids to, “Point your peepers at this,” before a new program starts and I’m sure my preschooler is now terribly confused. Since my oldest son has just turned four, he’s asking a lot of questions about my anatomy, so I’m wondering if he’s at the age where I can no longer change in front of him or do the occasional quick shower together. A few weeks ago we were both in the shower when he asked, “Mommy, what are those?” as he pointed to my chest.
“Those are breasts,” I replied.
“Why?” his new favorite word.
“Well, they are how babies get mother’s milk.”
“Like sippies on your body?” And I burst into laughter nodding my head.
Then, two days ago we went to Target and I needed to get a new bra. I don’t even bother to try things on anymore since one of them always opens the door or crawls into the next room. So I picked out a bra and tossed it in the cart.
“Why do you wear that on your milks?” asked my oldest.
I had to suppress laughing at the term “milks” that he'd come up with.
“So they don’t fall down.” I reasoned.
“They fall off if you don’t wear one?” he asked.
“Sometimes I wish they would.” And some days I really do wish they would.
So, around your house what terms are you using to describe your bits and berries? For those of you with older kids, at what age would you suggest a mother stop changing/showering with her kids?
Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
2 years ago
6 comments:
Only the correct anatomical names: penis, breasts, vagina, testicles, and sometimes boobs.
One morning I got out of the shower and Ethan (4 years old and autistic) opens the door and starts staring at my manhood. "Wow, Daddy, you have a really big penis!"
Of course I laughed and so did Joanna. We didn't think much of it until he told one of Joanna's girlfriends.
And yes...I'm very proud of my son!
I like "privates."
We have always said private parts, or penis. We are pretty plain about what things are. My son has decided to call his penis a "peer" like, what he pees with. Pee-er. That's hard to spell phonetically.
We refer to my sons as a peenie, I don't know why, probably because everytime I use the right names, my husband and I blush like we are in middle school. And because my son is 16 months old. We also call a womans area a cha-chee. Again not really sure why. But pretty much we tell him, not that he can really understand now, that those are his privates. which means that they are private, and no one has the right to touch him there. and yes, we still take family showers together.
Ha ha! Chachi (cha-chee) is actually the slang for a vagina in Guatemala!!! Except it isn't polite slang at all.
My daughters are 6 and 4 (and my 4-year-old has Asperger's). They both know the correct terms of penis and vagina and breasts, but the words they actually use are "turtle" for penis and "lucy" for vagina (which can be very uncomfortable around women of the same name). The do say breasts, though they pronounce it "braysts" and they really only say it when they are talking about breastfeeding because I am expecting my third child and everything about it interests them.
We always used the anatomical terms but the kids always came up with their own anyway. My boys liked the words weiner and nuts, and boobs. But they do know the right words. Oh well. :)
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