Thursday, September 22, 2011

Inappropriate Parts

We've been cracking down on "potty talk" in our house lately.  Not easy when you have a seven year old boy in the house.  My kids know I won't tolerate talk about poop, butts, farts, pee, you name it. 

On the way home today with just Lia and I in the car, Lia broaches a sensitive subject.

Lia:  "Mommy, I need to tell you something but it's bad."

Me:  "Ok, is it a real story or make believe?"

Lia:  "It's a real story, something that happened today.  But I better not talk about it."

Me:  "Lia, if its something real and you aren't telling it as a joke, then it's okay for you to tell me about it."

Lia:  "No, Mommy, I can't tell you, because it's bad.  Somebody did something bad today."

(Now I'm thinking, oh boy, what happened, this is concerning!)

Me:  "Lia, you can go ahead and tell me about it. You won't be in trouble."

Lia:  "No, Mommy.  Because it didn't really happen to me.  Someone else saw it."

Me:  "Yes, Lia.  You need to tell me about it."

Lia:  "Well I saw somebody's inappropriate parts.  But they didn't show ME, Mommy."

Me:  "Okay, who was it? You won't be in trouble for telling me, Lia."

Lia:  "It was ##### (boy in class).  But it wasn't his butt Mommy.  But I can't tell you any more.  It's bad! I saw it while he was sitting."

Me:  "Lia, was it his ### (boy private parts)?"

Lia:  "No, Mommy, it was his UNDERWEAR!"

Do you think by the time she's in high school that this will still be the biggest scandal?  One can only hope!

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