Yeah, I do too. I don’t know where it came from, but it’s some of the funnier material he has.

Thanks! That’s basically the assumption I had made, but it’s hard to tell if you’re fucking these things up.

How do you do the talk right? I started a topic down thread about this, but my son is almost 3 and I’m pregnant. We told him that we’re getting a new baby and it’s growing inside my uterus until it’s big enough to be born (and that it takes a really long time). He’s super engaged with the topic, likes to check in…

My 2 year old is very into figuring out who has penises. We did the same conversations, mommies are women and most women don’t have penises. But he still wants to constantly check in about it, “do you have a penis?” “nope” “you only have a vagina and a butt?” “yep” “and I have a penis and a butt?” “yep”... Butts are…

Yeah, I hear you.

I like your approach! And I agree about the male centric - ness of “daddy put a baby...”

Yeah, that’s kind of what we’ve been doing, but I’m curious if I’m missing an opportunity?

For those of you with kids about 3 years apart, how far down the “where babies come from road” did you travel to explain your pregnancy with your toddler? My son turns 3 next month, and I’m 12 weeks pregnant. We’ve talked to him about how we’re getting a new baby, and how it’s growing in my uterus, and how small it is…

Absolutely.

I think sharing with someone that your kid is being a jerk or asshole or whatever is very different than telling your kid they are an asshole.

Fucking unbelievable. My god

In the states? Because their FGM would make labour dangerous?

Well fuck. Thanks (?) for confronting me with a better understanding of the practice.

This is amazing and horrifying. I had no idea.

Appalling doesn’t even feel like enough of a word.

Jesus fuck. I’m realizing I’ve held this vague disgust of the term without really understanding the full gravity of the situation.

Well fuck, never mind. I Googled and now I’m going to go scream into a pillow for a while.

What do you mean, “cut open”? Is sewing the vaginal opening closed a common FGM thing? Partially or completely closed? I’m terrified to Google... but also impossibly curious...

“Currently, 98 percent of girls aged between four and 11 are subjected to FGM in Somalia.”

I’m right there with you. I call it Plan Drown My Family in the Tub.