Daddy, Papa and Me

There are really great kids books that deal with this subject in a fun but matter-of-fact way. I think those books are the best because it allows the kids to look at it and understand it better on their own, in their own time.

Yeah - our answers have changed as the kids get older. We started with the womb=nest analogue with Hannah when she was quite young - she was quite obsessed with eggs (and she would routinely try to hatch baby "eggs" that were pebbles - she made little nests all over the house, we had to always check our shoes for pebbles ROFL). The sperm question we said came from grown up boys like daddies and we explained how yes, she peed from her vagina (well ok, sort of - but it worked for her LOL) and pee came out of a tube like thing, but there was another "tube" where the sperm went up into the mommy's womb. Anyway - a long way of saying that you can be pretty explicit but just follow your instincts and use language she can understand - which you did great at in the 60 seconds you had!

Oddly, Toby has asked very little ;) He's got the basics but Hannah asked more.

Wow...Love the new look of the blog. I have been away for a while, and knew of the crash, but had yet to see the new page. Will update my blogroll tomorrow! Nice job guys!

Thanks Gary!

Glad to have you back. I like the design, but still miss my old one which I think will be gone forever :(.

Thanks... it will be interesting to see how much Emma wants to know in the end.

Hey, like your new look! I don't have an easy answer for you, we've been sort of circling around this question with my daughter for a number of years. I basically tell her the answer to her specific question at the moment, and figure she'll ask more questions if she wants to know more. Every six months or so, a little more of the mystery is revealed.

I'm trying to make it not a big deal (don't have to go into the full description every time), but still let her know that it's okay to ask questions about.

But it does seem to always happen in public!

I wonder if it's more complicated to explain since Emma is adopted?

Which, come to think of, I wonder if you ever wrote about on this blog -- posts specifically about adoption and how it complicates/enriches things between you, your husband, and Emma? Do you know if you had..? For some reason, I can't remember reading such posts... but then again, I have a TERRIBLE memory!

Yes Silph,

We have somewhat I think, in a roundabout way, but really, should more..

and yes, I think this does complicate/enrich this topic being both adopted and from a same-sex couple.. but being adopted is the main one actually, get that discussed and the latter point is moot..

hmm, i feel a post coming on...

"hmm, i feel a post coming on..."

*smiles* heh, what a promising sign ^_^ I eagerly look forward to it if ever it does materialize!

I commented above before I read this... Emma might also like "How You Were Born" by Joanna Cole. It's one of Helen's favorites- lots of black and white photos. We don't always read all the text in it, it's pretty detailed.