Tuesday, July 3, 2012

let's talk about birds and bees....

im all for speaking to a child like an adult. i'm not up to speed with my child-rearing reads but it seems like a sensible way to introduce language and vocabulary to the little one.

bonus pointer ::  i find it funny when kiddos speak like grown ups. 

but im in two minds when it comes to certain vocabulary..


more specifically when referring to urm... your privates.

okay, its a little juvenile but i can't say "penis" and "vagina" without cracking up. so we did a little poll with our friends to find out what their parents called their privates when growing up. which was the funniest thing i've done cos we found the darnest (and weirdest) nicknames! :) and more amazingly, some friends went through their whole lives without having to discuss their privates with their parents!! how?!?

my top choice of nicknames at this moment, which we use with muu, is "little red rocket" (boy), "fine china" (girl) and "chocolate star" (both). the husband disagrees and thinks we should go with "twig and berries" (boy). hope we reach a compromise soon...

so i thought it'll be fun to ask you..
what did your parents use! any gems to share?

xx

p.s. i was trying to protect muu's modesty with my foot massager. 
just in case you were wondering...

13 comments:

  1. Hmm... I guess I'm in the camp of "didn't really discuss the privates" with my parents. We referred to the bum as the "booty", and that's about it.
    My favorite these days though comes from a show called "Pregnant in Heels" which is on Bravo. If you can get it, you'd love it girl. She calls her hoo-hah "Queen Victoria".
    On a side note, the creator/star of the show, Rosie Pope, was one of my first ever Kingsmill brides. :) LOVED HER! They had the cigar roller if you ever remember hearing about that. Crazy that she's a tv star now, but she was always super fabulous.

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    1. weren't there "noey, did you clean your ____?" moments? haha! :) maybe my parents were the only nosy ones! but heehee booty!!! i love that!!

      i do remember pope/atkinson? i stared at that folder for months before the wedding!! xx

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    2. exactly! I couldn't remember if you were there yet. Her show is pretty funny, and has good mommy tips :)

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  2. my old man was honest and upfront about sex and genitalia. he referred to everything by its propa name. my mum however!!! *rolls eyes* she named private parts after food. how asian issat?!! Appam for vagina, buah pelir for penis, buah (fruit) also refers to testicles .... and the list goes on.

    my MIL breaks into giggles with the word vagina and penis too!! she calls them boy bits or girlie bits. sometimes she'll say, bola (balls) to refer to testicles or say long schlong. i'm like whaaat? haHahaha!! maybe when your bubs arrives, you might start using the proper terms. who knows right??

    good luck on your quest!!!!!

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    1. teeeheeee!!! :) after food!!! i love that!

      but won't it be weird when you actually talk about the food and not your privates! i'd totally crack up! :)

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  3. My parents weren't big talkers about our private areas, but a Filipino Lola (generic name for a Grandma) that I encountered in the bathroom once told me that I need to squat instead of sitting down on toilet seats so that I can protect my "Flower". Hahahah. Cracks me up everytime I remember that incident.

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    1. i had someone tell me to eat more pineapple cos it makes me flower sweeter. i nearly died laughing!! i think he was trying to hit on me but MAJOR FAIL!!!!

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  4. for some reason "butt" was considered too risque in my household growing up -- my mom insisted on "tushy," derived from "tuchus," the yiddish word for "butt." i think "heiny" was okay too. now i find the word "tushy" hilarious!

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    1. "tushy" is too funny!!! but seriously how can butt be too risque!!! we call it bumbums at home! how unbecoming!

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  5. I find it cute to hear my two-year-old niece talk like she's older... than me. Hahaha :P

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    1. kids really say the darnest things these days!! :) i can't wait to hear my bub talk! if he is anything like his papa, he would be ha-larious! :)

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