Awkward questions children ask

[gottriplets]

Originally Posted by CathyWeasly

I am speechless! I can't believe people can be so rude! It's bad enough not getting any privacy because you have to take the kids with you to the toilet but to have people trying to talk to you while you use the toilet is just SO rude!
But that actually is why my boys started asking questions. You have to take them in the cubicle with you when you're out on your own and if you happen to be having a period then they notice things. One of my sisters boys in that situation once asked her why she had a tail!

A tail...how funny! I have so many rude questions from adults that I could start a new thread. Or I could put them in here...but someone might think it'd be off topic.Some adults are people that just never grew up.

Originally Posted by Freaky

Oh and as for obese people. I guess I'd say that using the word "fat" is not a very nice word and that everyone came in different shapes and sizes...and then out of earshot if I felt it needed more, I'd probably say that possibly the person ate too much, or had some kind of sickness that made them that way or that they didn't get enough exercise. I very fortunately have two relatives who have diabetes and just struggle to keep their weight down, so I'd use them as examples of how being ill can make you bigger.

Great answer! I certainly will use that...awesome!

Originally Posted by rotsiepots

Even the Queen goes to the toilet.

Once my hubby was guarding a member of the Royal family along with their guard. The guard assigned to her, told my hubby to watch her while "he pops of to the 'loo' (I love that-British sayings are so funny). Anyway when the guard gets back, hubby asks what do they need to do if she needed to go (there was only a Porta John there)? The other guy said "Heavens no! the old girl has a bladder like a camel". I thought I'd die laughing! Good job of bring us back to the ground...all people experience the same things that we do.

[RiverIsis]

Originally Posted by CelestLBeing

My youngest son asked my mom one time why she had so many wrinkles on her face. She told him it was her road map of life. After looking at her carefully for a few moments he said, "You've traveled alot, huh grams?"

Originally Posted by gottriplets

Once my hubby was guarding a member of the Royal family along with their guard. The guard assigned to her, told my hubby to watch her while "he pops of to the 'loo' (I love that-British sayings are so funny). Anyway when the guard gets back, hubby asks what do they need to do if she needed to go (there was only a Porta John there)? The other guy said "Heavens no! the old girl has a bladder like a camel". I thought I'd die laughing! Good job of bring us back to the ground...all people experience the same things that we do.

though thinking about it and at the risk of going seriously off topic - he must be right because I don't think you ever hear of her using one in public so to speak. I guess that is definitely a downside to being royal.

Right here goes another... for the majority of our marriage we have lived in England so our large US family see us now and then for a day or so. Obviously because of schedules etc there can be times when we have missed people on our visit... Well we were in the US for a family Christmas get together in 2005. One of my cousins children had already said to my husband "you talk funny" to which he replied "you talk funny to me" and said child walks away to think about it. Well it was time to distribute gifts and one of my aunties had given a gift to everyone (talking about in excess of 50 people) and my cousins' child asks my husband if he got a present. My husband replied no (because I had it) and the child then says - "that's because no one here knows you!" how do you reply to that - didn't really want to get into we were around before your were a twinkle in your parents eyes! --- have to say I don't think the child is ever going to live it down because it has been told at each family gathering since then!

[Atomic01]

I think it's very important to be as honest as we can with children when they ask questions. My son is 5 and we've been through where babies come from, why girls have different bits down below than boys, what happens when you die, and various other things, all that he's brought up.

Obviously my answers have been simplified, watered down versions of the truth, but still the truth nonetheless. I would hate for him to realise that he's been told lies (ie the stork brings babies) and then be reluctant to come to me with problems and questions when he's older.

I think one of the most interesting questions to date came from a pair of socks! The socks in question had little cartoon sperm on them, and he asked me what they were, because "they were the wrong colour to be tadpoles"... I told him they were very special tadpoles that daddys make, that help mummys make babies. He was satisfied with that answer.

We often underestimate children's abilities to take on truthful answers, and to understand things in a logical way, but I do think it's important that we be truthful. Maybe if more parents were truthful with their children (especially about sex and sexuality, which must be the most often asked "difficult" questions), there would be less young people getting STD's and less underage pregnancy, because they had been told things that were basically wrong, but easier for the parent to say...

[gottriplets]

Originally Posted by RiverIsis

Right here goes another... for the majority of our marriage we have lived in England so our large US family see us now and then for a day or so. Obviously because of schedules etc there can be times when we have missed people on our visit... Well we were in the US for a family Christmas get together in 2005. One of my cousins children had already said to my husband "you talk funny" to which he replied "you talk funny to me" and said child walks away to think about it. Well it was time to distribute gifts and one of my aunties had given a gift to everyone (talking about in excess of 50 people) and my cousins' child asks my husband if he got a present. My husband replied no (because I had it) and the child then says - "that's because no one here knows you!" how do you reply to that - didn't really want to get into we were around before your were a twinkle in your parents eyes! --- have to say I don't think the child is ever going to live it down because it has been told at each family gathering since then!

How funny is that! I swear children say/ask the craziest things. (No one knows you!)

Originally Posted by CelestLBeing

My youngest son asked my mom one time why she had so many wrinkles on her face. She told him it was her road map of life. After looking at her carefully for a few moments he said, "You've traveled alot, huh grams?"

Good answer...no great answer! I will have to remember this one...maybe I can tease my mom with this!

When my cousin was a little tyke (about 3 years old), he would always say things that embarrassed my aunt. Once they were in the drug store and were checking out their purchases, my cousin was checking out the cashier. She had pimples and long black greasy hair. My cousin asked the girl if she was a witch.... a halloween witch.My aunt about fainted. She hurried my cousin right out of the store. She told him never to say anything like that again. He replied that if he saw her again...he would call her a pretty flower. Needless to say she told him to just keep his mouth shut. He was forever doing things like this and we still don't let him forget it.

[SSJ_Jup81]

Originally Posted by DancingMaenid

Personally...that seems a little backward. I wouldn't want to rely on a school to teach my children something like that. I'd much rather teach it myself. And while I fully support sex ed and teaching about things like menstruation in schools, I really feel that in a best case scenario, a child should learn from their parents.

But look at how young they're teaching it. Fourth grade. As I've been saying since practically the beginning, my mother didn't discuss it with me, because she didn't feel the need to due to my age. Normally a girl doesn't have to worry about periods at 8 or 9 years old. She even told me, she wasn't planning on discussing with me until I was at least 10, if I hadn't started yet, since that's the normal age for when changes start. It wasn't that my mother was never going to discuss it, the school just beat her to it by a year or so. After I learned it in school, I then questioned her about it and she explained it with no problems at all. She didn't even seem awkward over it, but my mother's always been that way when it came to those types of questions.

Isn't that all the more reason for parents to teach their kids about this stuff early? That way, they can have a much larger effect on what their children learn and their early view of sex. Since, no matter what a parent does to prevent it, children will most likely encounter sex in the media or in discussions with their friends, it seems all the more important for parents to get to their children early. And really, discussion of sex is necessary. Otherwise, how will kids know how to handle it?

No idea, but I still feel that being under the age of 10 is too young to tell kids about sex since it should be far from their minds, unless they specifically ask, then you don't have much of a choice but to think of an "age appropriate" answer.

I was never stressed out by learning about sex and menstruation. I just saw it as a normal thing. The only thing I'd call stress came when I was around 12 and started paying attention to bodily cues in hope of predicting when I'd get my period (I was really looking forward to it. Of course, it was only once I calmed down and stopped thinking about it so much that it actually happened ).

I wish I could've been that way. I wasn't looking forward to it at all. The idea of being cursed with bleeding every month didn't appeal to me at all. I was probably the only 12 year old, looking forward to menopause. lol

That aside, I was a little "freaked out" when I first learned of periods at 9 and was extremely paranoid of its starting and stuff. It didn't seem "fair" to me. "Why should we suffer when the boys don't!" was how I thought.

I don't see anything sorrowful about these topics. What is sorrowful is when sex is used in a bad way, or has negative consequences. What's sorrowful is a girl getting pregnant years before she's ready because she listened to a friend or boyfriend who claimed she couldn't get pregnant, even without protection, as long as she did certain ineffective things. Or getting an incurable STD that will effect her and her relationships for the rest of her life.

I don't know why anyone woud believe that in this day and age. They teach it in school the consequences of sex. Well, I was taught anyway, but as I said in that other topic, they were pretty much scaring us out of it because of how it can lead to pregnancy or an STD. My mother told me the same thing.

What is traumatic is when a girl gets her period and has no idea what's happening.

Unless a girl has it earlier than usual, I coouldn't see a girl not knowing about it by the time she gets it, especially if the school teaches "Family Life Education" or whatever they call it now.

When I was very young, even though I knew about periods, I somehow got under the impression that you only got a handful of them, during your young adult years, and then they ended and you'd still be able to get pregnant. I don't know how I got that idea. Probably because my mom went through menopause early. When I found out the truth, I was a little disappointed. Still not traumatized, though.

That's funny. I will admit that I didn't know about the period/pregnancy connection when I was that young, but then again, I never asked questions on this subject to further my knowledge. It was like I just accepted what was told to me in school.

[Freaky]

Originally Posted by rotsiepots

Even the Queen goes to the toilet.

No, that doesn't make it any easier for me!

Originally Posted by mexicant

And if you ever have a boy, be prepared to get over it.

Oh I have a boy...three of them. Mine is nearly 3, and then I have two stepsons who are 15 and 16. The three year old has done nothing of what you've described, and the 15 and 16 year old...well, they may have blamed each other for bodily things but never their parents or me.

[gottriplets]

How about the following questions being asked:
1. Divorce (children sometimes think its their fault)
2. Homosexuality
3. Pubic hair...why you have it (even I want to know the answer to this one, cause I have no clue)
4..Farting (passing gas) in public.

These are just a few. About #4, My family was in the elevator going up a few several floors...all of a sudden my brother says..yuck it smells like rotten eggs when my parents just ignored him he said it again. Keep in mind at his age he was at butt level in height. Then finally he said, hey it's coming from this man over here. Some how you never realize just how small an elevator is!

[CelestLBeing]

Originally Posted by gottriplets

Keep in mind at his age he was at butt level in height. Then finally he said, hey it's coming from this man over here. Some how you never realize just how small an elevator is!

Did the man reply or just ignore him? I would hope he would have the good sense to show some manners and say excuse me or something.

[DancingMaenid]

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

No idea, but I still feel that being under the age of 10 is too young to tell kids about sex since it should be far from their minds, unless they specifically ask, then you don't have much of a choice but to think of an "age appropriate" answer.

The thing is, I guess I see a big difference between the act of sex and the most basic concept of it. Should kids stay away from sex? Yes. They aren't ready for that. But I don't think you can be too young for something simple like the idea that a mother and father create a baby together.

That aside, I was a little "freaked out" when I first learned of periods at 9 and was extremely paranoid of its starting and stuff. It didn't seem "fair" to me. "Why should we suffer when the boys don't!" was how I thought.

It's interesting. Among the gals I know, most seem to have been really excited about the idea of having their period until they actually got it and then hated it. I was indifferent, then excited, then indifferent again, but never got to the hating it stage. I was a little embarrassed about it at first, but then I started seeing it as a mark of pride.

I don't know why anyone woud believe that in this day and age. They teach it in school the consequences of sex. Well, I was taught anyway, but as I said in that other topic, they were pretty much scaring us out of it because of how it can lead to pregnancy or an STD. My mother told me the same thing.

Sadly, not everyone learns this stuff very well. For instance, kids who have abstinence only education at school might learn about STDs and pregnancy, but nothing about how they occur or how to prevent them, aside from being told not to have sex (which will work in some cases, and not in others).

I volunteered as an advice columnist and editor on a website for teen/pre-teen girls for a few years, and I've seen many letters from girls that pretty much go, "My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex, but it was during my period/a few days after my period/only for a few minutes/etc. so I can't get pregnant, right? I haven't gotten my period this month. What's going on?" Not to mention letters showing confusion about what acts can actually get you pregnant, how birth control works, etc. The scary thing is that a lot of these girls, despite not knowing their stuff, have often already had sex and often don't feel they have anywhere else to turn.

[SSJ_Jup81]

Originally Posted by DancingMaenid

The thing is, I guess I see a big difference between the act of sex and the most basic concept of it. Should kids stay away from sex? Yes. They aren't ready for that. But I don't think you can be too young for something simple like the idea that a mother and father create a baby together.

Then they're going to want to know "how", unless they end up being a kid like me, where an answer like that would've sufficed and I wouldn't have asked anything else about it.

It's interesting. Among the gals I know, most seem to have been really excited about the idea of having their period until they actually got it and then hated it. I was indifferent, then excited, then indifferent again, but never got to the hating it stage. I was a little embarrassed about it at first, but then I started seeing it as a mark of pride.

I wish I could've been like that. I loathed the idea of having one. It seemed like a hinderance to me when I first learned about it. The idea of having a period was "NO FAIR" to me and "What did I do to have to go through that", but, the idea of needing a bra appealed to me. lol I couldn't wait until I needed one. Backwards of me, right? Then again...I was a tomboy, so that might have a bit to do with it.

Sadly, not everyone learns this stuff very well. For instance, kids who have abstinence only education at school might learn about STDs and pregnancy, but nothing about how they occur or how to prevent them, aside from being told not to have sex (which will work in some cases, and not in others).

Though not the best method (abstinence only education), I guess it's still the "safe" way of teaching it.

I volunteered as an advice columnist and editor on a website for teen/pre-teen girls for a few years, and I've seen many letters from girls that pretty much go, "My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex, but it was during my period/a few days after my period/only for a few minutes/etc. so I can't get pregnant, right? I haven't gotten my period this month. What's going on?" Not to mention letters showing confusion about what acts can actually get you pregnant, how birth control works, etc. The scary thing is that a lot of these girls, despite not knowing their stuff, have often already had sex and often don't feel they have anywhere else to turn.

That's sad that some girls go through life being that misinformed and uninformed, but, I didn't know much in the sense of one lacking a period or missing one, can be attributed to one's possibility of being pregnant. I never knew about the cycle stuff either (I always forget what days are safe to do anything on), even now...but that's for a personal reason, and I honestly can't do the "rhythm method". Anywho, I didn'tlearn that stuff until after I was older...barely. No need to know otherwise.

Originally Posted by Freaky

No, that doesn't make it any easier for me!

You know, I'm the same way. I hate discussing bodily functions too. I find it kind of...inappropriate to talk about, unless it's for a health reason.

[Atomic01]

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

Then they're going to want to know "how", unless they end up being a kid like me, where an answer like that would've sufficed and I wouldn't have asked anything else about it.

I got asked about the "hows" when my son was 4...

"Is that lady fat?"

"No, she has a baby in her tummy"

"How did it get there??"

I would think this is a common question for most kids when they first encounter a pregnant lady... I told him mummys and daddys have special cuddles, and the daddy gives the mummy a baby to keep warm in her tummy. Very basic on the concept of sex, but it was enough to satisfy his curiosity for a while... and essentially starting sex education at 4 years old. My own opinion is that as soon as they are old enough to ask questions, they are old enough to be told. Especially when you read about 9 and 10 year old girls getting pregnant to their equally young "boyfriends"... when I was that age, the most I got to with my "boyfriend" was holding hands in the playground at school... its frightening how fast kids grow up these days...

[DancingMaenid]

Originally Posted by SSJ_Jup81

Then they're going to want to know "how", unless they end up being a kid like me, where an answer like that would've sufficed and I wouldn't have asked anything else about it.

I don't know. Some kids might press for further details, some won't. For me, that answer sufficed just fine, and the how was more worked out through experiments with Barbie dolls and then, once I was older, reading up on that stuff. I didn't learn the hows until I was maybe 13.

In a case where the kid does press for details, that doesn't mean that the parents have to go into explicit descriptions.

I wish I could've been like that. I loathed the idea of having one. It seemed like a hinderance to me when I first learned about it. The idea of having a period was "NO FAIR" to me and "What did I do to have to go through that", but, the idea of needing a bra appealed to me. lol I couldn't wait until I needed one. Backwards of me, right? Then again...I was a tomboy, so that might have a bit to do with it.

Heh, I was the opposite. I got a bra when I was nine, so I didn't really have much time beforehand to think much about it. But I hated it. It took me a long time to get used to wearing it and until I got a little more comfortable and began to really need it in order to be comfortable, I'd do what I could to avoid wearing one. I never did completely get used to it. I'm really picky about bras because a lot of them are unbearable for me. For a long time, I envied flat-chested women, and wished I had a more boyish shape in general, but I feel more comfortable in my skin now, which is good.

It's funny; I asked my parents a lot of questions, but I don't remember ever answering questions in public (unless you count asking what "kinky" meant while in the car with my mom and uncle, though it was my mom's fault for using the word a second before ). However, I do vaguely remember being maybe...two or so (I was pretty young) and grabbing on to some strange woman's leg while I was out shopping with my mom. That's the only inappropriate thing I can really remember doing.

[Freaky]

Originally Posted by gottriplets

1. Divorce (children sometimes think its their fault)

Coming from a divorced family and now also being a stepmother we've just been honest all the way. Simply, mummy and daddy didn't love each other enough any more to live together. They still love all the children and wanted the children to be happy which is why they are living in different houses. (In our case everyone is still friendly so we add that to the mix).

Originally Posted by gottriplets

2. Homosexuality

Never had to encounter that one yet...thank goodness

Originally Posted by gottriplets

3. Pubic hair...why you have it (even I want to know the answer to this one, cause I have no clue)

I've had that one (and even in my intensely embarrassed state) simply said I have no idea why grownups have it, we just do when we become teenagers.

Originally Posted by gottriplets

4..Farting (passing gas) in public.

These are just a few. About #4, My family was in the elevator going up a few several floors...all of a sudden my brother says..yuck it smells like rotten eggs when my parents just ignored him he said it again. Keep in mind at his age he was at butt level in height. Then finally he said, hey it's coming from this man over here. Some how you never realize just how small an elevator is!

Fortunately not had that but I can picture myself just saying something like sh, it's not nice to talk about that in public or something. Then again, when we're out of hearing say something like sometimes people can't help it but it's not nice to talk about it...and if you can refrain from doing it yourself all the better.

[Kelfa23]

I was one of those unfortunate girls who suffered from acne. I hated it and I hated it even more when kids asked questions. When i was in highschool I had a cashier position and every once in awhile I would get the families with the small children and at least once awhile some kid would ask if I had chicken pox or something. I think I only had one parent who handled it well by explaining to her little girl that it happens to everyone when they get older and then giving me a sympathetic look.
Still dident take away from the fact that i was so embaressed.

I know for a fact that I never asked akward questions when I was little simply because I was way too shy to ask anything. I think they only thing I would wonder about would be getting my period. I dident get mine until i was 14 which was ridiculous because it seemed like everyone else had there's when they were 11 and 12. I honestly thought I was broken because even my doctor was a little concerened when i came in at age 14 and still hadent gotten my period yet, though she needent worry because I was blessed literally days later!, now I can't believe I was excited about getting it!

When I was directing a musical for middle schoolers, i was really shocked when a few of the 13 year olds wanted to ask me questions about sex and drugs. I was shocked when I should have been happy they confided in me. They saw me as the cool big sister. Most of the girls were straight to the point about drugs. They would never try them. I voiced my approval of course but did tell them that since I was well over 21 I could drink but never did so unless i knew I could get home safely...and if that meant i was the DD then so be it. Sex was a different story because most of the girls said they wouldent have sex until marriage but a few other girls were adament about never wanting to get married. I just told them that they should wait until marriage but love does change many things. I told them that love, trust and respect are more important then just the word "marriage". I also told them that I did not know what love truly was until I was almost 21 which was shocking to almost all of the girls who expected I'd say something like 16. I told them it was ok to wait and its very respectful and admirable to wait.
I also said that there safety and well-being are more important then anything else in the world and the best person to make those decisions is themselves.

[CathyWeasley]

Originally Posted by Gottriplets

How about the following questions being asked:
1. Divorce (children sometimes think its their fault)
2. Homosexuality
3. Pubic hair...why you have it (even I want to know the answer to this one, cause I have no clue)
4..Farting (passing gas) in public.

1. Divorce: - This comes up because my husbands parents are divorced - we just told them the facts and they accepted it. The one thing that bothers me is that occasionally my mother-in-law has bad mouthed my father-in-law, and if she ever did it infront of the kids I would have words with her!

2. Homosexuality: Oh this is a toughy! My brother-in-law is gay and last year had a civil partnership ceremony with his partner. We had already explained to our older boys who knew what it meant to be homosexual - we said that there uncle wasn't attracted to women he was attracted to men - that was probably the way he was born and they've been okay with it (apart from pulling a few funny faces) They did ask why he had previously been engaged to a woman and we explained that he hadn't been sure about his feelings and he had felt under pressure to be like everyone else.
My younger boys didn't seem to notice anything unusual happening at the civil partnership ceremony. It was bizarre really they just accepted everything that happened - I'd been expecting a barrage of questions. But maybe that is because my brother-in-law and his partner are not particularly demonstrative (they didn't even kiss each other!) so they probably didn't take in the fact that they are a couple.

3. Pubic hair. Another funny from my sister - one of her boys once said "Women don't have willies they have beards instead." What I have said to my boys is that I am not really sure why we have hair in such bizarre and inconvienient places, but it's probably to make us smell good to the opposite sex. I've then added that when they get older they'll get hair there too.

4. Farting. I really don't know where to start! With five boys this seems to be a major source of amusment to them. I do try to discourage then from using the word fart (especially the younger ones- they call them bottom burps)as I personally don't like it - but I'm fighting a loosing battle with the older ones! If anyone breaks wind in public near my boys they generally s****** - a lot
I also try to drum into them that it is not polite to do it in public and that if you do then you should say excuse me. My third son however is a bit of a Percy and has been known to exclaim "That man just did a bottom burp and didn't say excuse me." I don't think I have any dignity left!

ETA: Kelfa - That is some really good advice - if I was a parent to any of those kids I would be extremely grateful!

[Freaky]

Originally Posted by CathyWeasly

What I have said to my boys is that I am not really sure why we have hair in such bizarre and inconvienient places, but it's probably to make us smell good to the opposite sex.

Not sure I want men sniffing my hairy bits thank you very much

[mugglesrock]

Originally Posted by gottriplets

2. Homosexuality

I think I should add that I don't have kids before I say anything else. If I ever have kids, I wouldn't hesistate telling them about the idea of homosexuality. Maybe children have trouble understanding feelings/attraction towards a particular person but I think kids are mostly underestimated. But I do think it's best handled when a parent does it, instead of.. say a baby-sitter.

Originally Posted by CathyWeasly

What I have said to my boys is that I am not really sure why we have hair in such bizarre and inconvienient places, but it's probably to make us smell good to the opposite sex.

My third son however is a bit of a Percy and has been known to exclaim "That man just did a bottom burp and didn't say excuse me."

[DancingMaenid]

Originally Posted by mugglesrock

I think I should add that I don't have kids before I say anything else. If I ever have kids, I wouldn't hesistate telling them about the idea of homosexuality. Maybe children have trouble understanding feelings/attraction towards a particular person but I think kids are mostly underestimated. But I do think it's best handled when a parent does it, instead of.. say a baby-sitter.

I'm glad to hear that. I think it's kind of sad when I hear people making a fuss about telling kids about homosexuality.

I learned about it early, when I was maybe about six, and was taught that it was a normal thing. I'm extremely grateful for that upbringing.

I think people often make the mistake of assuming that kids will definitely see or be confused by the sexual aspect. But at that age, even though I knew about sex, when I thought of couples or love, I didn't think about sex. I didn't wonder about the sexual aspect of homosexuality until I started reaching puberty.

[SSJ_Jup81]

I could see maybe back in the old days, explaining homosexuality (maybe), but I don't see why we'd have to now since the subject in general is more open and more exposed in comparison. Of course, when I was a kid, I didn't know of homosexuality or of homosexuals in general and it wasn't explained to me, becauase I wasn't exposed to it through media or even in real life (until high school).

Now a days, homosexuality is seen more on television, people are more "out there", etc., so explaining it now seems kind of unnecessary, unless the child actually questions it. I also feel that if a child grows up with parents who treat everyone the same regardless of gender, race, orientation, religion, etc., then you probably won't need to explain homosexuality.

[Kelfa23]

How about the following questions being asked:
1. Divorce (children sometimes think its their fault)
2. Homosexuality
3. Pubic hair...why you have it (even I want to know the answer to this one, cause I have no clue)
4..Farting (passing gas) in public.

1. Divorce has got to be the most difficult thing to answer. My parents have come close a few times but they've worked things out and are still together. I do remember being 13 and just hating my parents for even considering the idea. I was smart enough to read about divorce and understand that it was never my fault but that still did not stop me from thinking how selfish they were for even considering it, which, thinking back, is probably just as bad as blaming it all on myself. How do you explain to a child that mommy and daddy don't love each other anymore and they don't want to live together again? Thats scary.

2. Homosexuality may or may not be difficult. I think it depends on each parents own beliefs. It may be harder to explain that homosexuality is wrong then it being okay. I can't think of a time when I thought homosexuality was wrong. I grew up in a ballet world where most male dancers are gay. One of my mother's best male friends past away from AIDS when I was very young and the entire family attended the funeral. I never questioned it because it was always accepted. When I have children I know I'll raise them to know that homosexuality is perfectly ok.

3. Hmmmm. Now that may be the most difficult question to answer. Isnt pubic hair designed to reduce chaffing during sex? Its supposed to be a sort of "buffer" zone. How the heck do you explain that to a child? I dunno...that may be a good opportunity to say that "God is mysterious and sometimes creates things we don't really understand..." or whatever.

4. Oh how I despise farting. Its not polite to fart in public...as funny as it may be.

especially the younger ones- they call them bottom burps

that is so funny...I lauged when I read that!